🌱 School Mask Mandate In Flux + Power Outages

Roanoke VA

05 January, 2022

4:02 PM

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Up and at 'em, Roanoke! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on in Roanoke today. First, today's weather: Cloudy. High: 45 Low: 23. Here are the top three stories today in Roanoke: Roanoke County will remove the student mask mandate if Governor-elect Youngkin cancels the public health order. If canceled, Roanoke County Public Schools will be mask optional and return to their pre-COVID medical policies. Some school board members wanted a vote to be postponed until the next meeting on Jan. 18. (WSLS 10) Roanoke residents have been enduring power outages caused by the Monday night winter storm. Nearly 500 city employees and contractors are working towards getting power back. The estimate is that more than 100 homes lost power. (WDBJ7) Roanoke's plastic bag tax is still causing confusion for city shoppers. Many shoppers do not know that the tax is being issued by the city, not the grocery stores. City officials say it is in a store's right to charge for a bag. (WDBJ7) From our sponsor: Hey Roanoke, are you looking to buy a house, refinance or just explore your options? Check out the new Patch Mortgage Center for all your home financing needs! Today in Roanoke: Thursday Night Special Mountain Bike Rides At Roanoke Mountain Adventures (5:30 PM)American Sign Language At Garden City Recreation Center (6:00 PM) From my notebook: During the Jan. 3 Roanoke City Council Meeting, the Star City Soccer Center Foundation donated funds to the Roanoke Futsal at Preston Park (a first-ever futsal court in the Roanoke region)! (Instagram) Roanoke Outside is so proud of our events manager Kait Pedigo for being recognized on The Roanoker Magazine 40 under 40 list. Thanks to Kait's leadership, events like the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, Virginia's Blue Ridge Go Cross Race, and the Anthem Go Outside Festival have had a positive impact on our community, even during the tough years under COVID. (Facebook) Watch the replay of the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts Town Hall Livestream on all of the latest COVID-19 information. (Facebook) Loving the Roanoke Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readersNow you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday! I'll see you around. — 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.