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Contractor awarded bid for Eagle Rock collapse removal
BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors approved $24,000 in funding to cleanup and remediate a collapsed building in Eagle Rock. The structure, located at 72 Railroad Avenue, partially collapsed in November 2023. The property owner requested assistance from the county to remove the building. According to...
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Roanoke city schools break new ground with solar + battery microgrids
Roanoke city public schools have been adding solar panels for years, and now the school system is becoming an early adapter of another technology: batteries. Since 2018, Roanoke city public schools have been using solar to cut energy bills while also saving money on roof refurbishment, a significant capital cost. By the time the school completes the third wave of installations this academic year, 29 different sites will be equipped with solar panels – including all but three schools. That represents about 9.3 megawatts of power, which is enough to offset 44 percent of the school system’s energy use. The shift is saving city schools money.
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Electra completes groundbreaking flights at commercial airport using helicopter-style instrument procedures
Electra today announced it successfully completed first-of-its-kind flights from a heliport on a commercial airport ramp at the Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport. The operations showcased the breakthrough capabilities of Electra's fixed-wing Ultra Short aircraft to use vertical flight landing areas and helicopter-style instrument procedures to support reliable, affordable, and safe regional operations without adding traffic to congested airport runways.
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Lt. Gov. Hashmi hears energy bill concerns during Roanoke stop
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Rising power bills and concerns over a proposed energy merger were the focus of a stop in Roanoke as Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi continued her statewide listening tour. Residents voiced fears about what growing energy demands could mean for their wallets. Residents raise merger concerns. Inside...
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The Massive Fabric Warehouse In Virginia That Will Make Your Creative Dreams Come True
Some places earn their reputation quietly, through years of delivering exactly what they promise, and Fancy Gap Pottery & Fabric Outlet in Fancy Gap, Virginia has been doing exactly that for anyone willing to make the drive into the Blue Ridge Mountains. If your creative dreams involve fabric, and a...
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AccessU Celebrates Thirty Years in the Valley: Its CEO Cites “Revolution and Evolution” as Recipe for Success
A Roanoke-based creative firm with more than three-decades under its belt is giving up its recipe for success. Listen to the report below or read the full story:. AccessU – formerly known as Access Advertising and Public Relations – is a marketing and PR firm that got its start at Roanoke’s first small business incubator back in 1996. Since then, the company has pivoted to focus on higher education campaigns, and changed its name to match; it has started a sister brand, Access Unltd., to take care of legacy contracts; and it has received more than 450 awards – both nationally and statewide – recognizing its excellence.
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Social Security benefits expected to change in 2027: What people need to know
ROANOKE, Va. – If you receive Social Security, your monthly benefit is expected to change next year. That’s because Social Security benefits are adjusted each year for inflation through what’s known as a cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA. The 2026 COLA was 2.8%. The Social Security Administration says...
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Homeowner Bought a Thirty Acre Estate in Rural Virginia Without Ever Setting Foot Inside It First and Is Showing Followers Every Single Room
A homeowner in Floyd, Virginia, spent nearly two million dollars on a thirty-acre estate she had never walked through in person, then decided the best way to explain that decision […]
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Drought can't stop Sinkland Farms' pumpkin festival in Christiansburg
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Fall is here, and families are heading to local farms for harvest activities, including pumpkin picking. Despite one of the area's driest summers in years, Sinkland Farms in Christiansburg is moving forward with its annual pumpkin festival, thanks in part to irrigation that has helped protect its 12-acre pumpkin patch.
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AI’s top builders call for a pause
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and xAI’s Elon Musk warn that AI could soon slip beyond human control, leaving consumers to wonder whether their data, their jobs and the information they rely on are safe. Here @ Home sits down with Donna...
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Timeline questions emerge in Wood Haven purchase agreement
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Newly obtained public records show a nearly two-year gap between an initial nondisclosure agreement and the creation of the company confirmed to be buying land for a proposed data center at Wood Haven technology park. According to the purchase and sale agreement obtained by WDBJ7, the...
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Grown Here at Home: Covington teen to show chickens at Virginia State Fair
COVINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A Covington teenager will show her chickens at the Virginia State Fair this weekend, competing in multiple contests. Gabi Woodson started showing poultry at age six as part of the 4-H Clover Buds. “It was kind of just a participation thing. You didn’t really win anything,...
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Weekly Recap: H&V Celebrates Floyd, VA Expansion, Sorbent Paper Makes Fem Care Acquisition & More
Here’s your weekly recap—the most-viewed news stories on our site for the week ended September 19, 2026. Hollingsworth & Vose (H&V) has completed a $40+ million expansion at one of its manufacturing plants in Floyd, VA, which coincides with the company’s 50th anniversary in the community. H&V, a global advanced materials company headquartered in Walpole, MA, operates two manufacturing plants and an R&D Center of Excellence in Floyd.
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Electra Completes Groundbreaking Flights at Commercial Airport Using Helicopter-Style Instrument Procedures and Novel Take Off and Landing Areas for its Ultra Short Airplane
Electra on September 22, 2026 announced it successfully completed first-of-its-kind flights from a heliport on a commercial airport ramp at the Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport. The operations showcased the breakthrough capabilities of Electra’s fixed-wing Ultra Short aircraft to use vertical flight landing areas and helicopter-style instrument procedures to support reliable, affordable, and safe regional operations without adding traffic to congested airport runways.