Mason Adams
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20 years since its western Virginia founding, roller derby thrives (opens the original)
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Twenty years since roller derby first reached western Virginia, the sport continues to thrive in Roanoke. Twin Valleys Roller Derby holds games at the Berglund Center. And this summer the league won the Contenders Cup tournament in Dallas. It’s the final game of Twin Valleys Roller Derby’s 2026 season. The Mountain Mayhem – the league’s B-team, made up of slightly less experienced skaters – is taking on the Carolina Bootleggers, from Raleigh, North Carolina. Tonight, its coaches are Cathy Cockre
Sale of Hotel Roanoke’s conference center closes this week (opens the original)
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The commission that oversees the Hotel Roanoke Conference Center is selling the facility to the Virginia Tech Foundation, which will then market the hotel and conference center to a third-party buyer. The sale, which is set to close Thursday, marks the ends of one particular partnership between the city of Roanoke and Virginia Tech. The collaborative ownership of the facility dates back to the 1990s, when the two entities came together to reopen the 1880s-era hotel and build the conference cente
Roanoke city schools break new ground with solar + battery microgrids (opens the original)
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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 repres
Roanoke-area authority confirms data center plans (opens the original)
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The Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority has confirmed that a company is evaluating a site in Roanoke County for a data center. The authority, which represents Roanoke city, Roanoke County, and four other localities, voted earlier this month to enter into a deal with Clearview Dynamics for a parcel at Wood Haven Technology Park, despite vocal opposition from data center opponents. Tuesday’s news release confirms the company’s plans for the site. “The authority is confident in
Plein air painters take to Floyd County’s landscapes (opens the original)
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Floyd County is hosting 30 artists this week who are spending the week outside, painting scenes during the Floyd Plein Air Biennial. Sean Hatter stands by Rakes Mill Pond, bathing in nature as he tries to capture just how the light reflects off the water, and the wooded ridges beyond. "I do a lot of studio painting, and when you're out in nature, painting from life, hearing the sounds — yesterday I was painting by the river and you could hear the fish flopping in the river, you could hear the in
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