Annie McCallum
The Roanoke Times
Christiansburg, VA, United States
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Accident on northbound Interstate 81 backing up traffic for two miles
An accident on northbound Interstate 81 in Botetourt County is expected to keep the left lane closed for a couple hours and traffic is currently backed up about two miles. → Read More
Police investigate body found near I-81 entrance ramp
Virginia State Police are investigating a body that was discovered near an entrance ramp to Interstate 81 in Roanoke County. → Read More
Roanoke snags most grant money for extending school year
Radford City Public Schools also won a grant to plan a year-round schools program. → Read More
Roanoke County posts superintendent job
Wanted: Leader for the Roanoke Valley’s largest school system. → Read More
Gilbert Linkous Elementary named a national Blue Ribbon School
The Blacksburg school is the only one in Western Virginia to receive the national honor this year. → Read More
Mike Altizer appointed to Roanoke County School Board
The new face on the Roanoke County School Board will be a familiar one. → Read More
Roanoke's graduation rate rises for the sixth consecutive year
Virginia releases on-time graduation rates for the class of 2014 by division and individual high schools. → Read More
Fishburn Park's Matthew Newton named regional Teacher of the Year
Matthew Newton has been teaching for five years after working initially in sales. → Read More
Number of schools accredited with warning rises
The number of schools that did not meet the state’s minimum standards for performance increased this year as years of tougher tests took a toll. → Read More
Woman, 83, dragged by truck after purse stolen in Roanoke, police say
An 83-year-old Roanoke woman’s purse was stolen in the parking lot of Sam’s Club on Saturday morning, and when she attempted to recover it, she was dragged a short distance by the suspect’s vehicle. → Read More
Crews response to a morning house fire in Elliston
No one was in a home on Day Lane in Elliston when crews responded to a house fire there this morning. → Read More
Laptops hopefully in the hands of Roanoke eighth-graders next month
Laptops for Roanoke’s eighth-graders have been ordered and school officials are hopeful they can get them into the hands of students by mid-October. → Read More
Stovall gets Roanoke County School Board's OK for transportation post
Last week he governed the school system. Next week he’ll work for it. → Read More
1 day after quitting school board, Stovall in line for school division job
Mike Stovall, who resigned his Roanoke County School Board seat Monday, has been tapped to lead the school system’s transportation department in a hiring decision that will go before his former colleagues Thursday. → Read More
Stovall resigns from Roanoke County School Board
After almost 20 years on the Roanoke County School Board, vice chairman Mike Stovall resigned this afternoon. → Read More
Warner stops at Virginia Western to talk college affordability
A statewide tour calling attention to student loan debt brought U.S. Sen. Mark Warner to Roanoke Thursday to a college focused on affordability. → Read More
Virginia students make gains on math SOLs, but English, science scores flat
Virginia students made more progress on tougher math tests introduced three years ago, but moving the needle on more difficult English and science tests that debuted two years ago has been more stubborn. → Read More
Virginia Western opens renovated Student Life Center
A new and improved Student Life Center officially opened at Virginia Western Community College today, making it one of five such centers in the state’s entire community college system. → Read More
Virginia Western announces plans for science, tech building
One year after opening a new building focused on health care education, Roanoke's community college has plans for a new science and technology building. → Read More
Virginia Western announces plans for a new multimillion dollar building
One year after opening a new building focused on health care education, Roanoke's community college has plans for a new science and technology building. → Read More