🌱Roanoke County School Board Elections Soon + New VT Research

Roanoke VA

28 October, 2021

6:01 PM

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Happy Friday, Roanoke! Let's get this day started off right. Here's everything worth knowing today in town. First, today's weather: Heavy rain tapering off. High: 66 Low: 51. Here are the top stories today in Roanoke: Just one week until Election Day, keep an eye on the open seats on the Roanoke County School Board. Eight candidates are competing for four open seats on the Board. The seats for the Catawba, Hollins, Vinton, and Windsor Hills districts are up for election. Check out each of the candidates' motives for running, future priorities, and views on select issues. (WSLS 10)Researchers at Virginia Tech are improving methods to map brain cell connectivity in zebrafish. This advance could improve understanding of how the human brain functions. Additionally, the research could provide clues to more precisely treat neurological diseases and eye injuries in humans. (Virginia Tech Daily)Now in its 46th season of live opera in the Roanoke Valley – Béla Bartók's – Bluebeard's Castle, will feature Metropolitan Opera singers, Jennifer Johnson Cano and Kyle Albertson with an orchestra Nov. 5 and 7 at the Jefferson Center. (WFIR News Talk Radio)Searching for the perfect shrimp & grits? Check out this Roanoke County spot: Cast Plates & Pints. (WSLS 10) Today's Roanoke Daily is brought to you by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Roanoke! Today in Roanoke: On-Demand (Asynchronous) Learning Day (12:00 AM) Music of the Crooners - Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce (7:30 PM) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Save 15 Percent On Boo-tiful Flowers This Halloween! (October 31) Add your event Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you soon! If you're into these newsletters, consider bringing some of your friends and neighbors on board. You can send them this link to subscribe. — Nicole Fallon-Peek About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.