The Roanoke Times

The Roanoke Times

The Roanoke Times is a local newspaper in Roanoke Virginia. It has come into national media attention because of the Virginia Tech school shootings of April 2007. The Roanoke Times immediately launched local coverage of the shootings and... [more]

The Roanoke Times is a local newspaper in Roanoke Virginia. It has come into national media attention because of the Virginia Tech school shootings of April 2007. The Roanoke Times immediately launched local coverage of the shootings and experimented with "blog like" features.

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ROANOKE RAPIDS — The sound of typing keyboards fills the air in the lobby of the North Carolina Employment Security Commission office in Roanoke Rapids as area job seekers use computers to find work. Otherwise, the place is mostly silent, which seems appropriate given the very quiet job market. Share this! Read Full Story
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The Roanoke Times has eyewitness reports from students at Virginia Tech. One of the reports is from freshman Allyn Hughes: "When I left the dorm this morning, no one really knew what was going on until I walked outside and there were [about] 20 police cars in the quad. So I knew something was up, but no e-mails had been sent out yet. And when I got to class, people were talking, they were like, 'What happened?,' and no one knew. And then the e-mails started coming. The building that I was in overlooks the parking lot, and everyone was leaving. And that's when ... Read Full Story
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The Roanoke Times is reporting that one man had to hang out of a window at Norris Hall to avoid the gunman.  the story stems from a student report from freshman Douglas Cobb. Doug Cobb said that Jake Grohs told him he climbed out the window of an engineering class as the gunman apparently made his way from room to room in Norris. Cobb said. "He was hanging out the window when the person came in" and heard people being shot, Cobb said. He said that 4 of 6 people who were in the room at that time where shot. Jake Grohs jumped out ... Read Full Story
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Looking for the perfect Christmas gift for your bass player? Well, we've got it for you. (for those of you who want "just the facts", skip to the bottom of this post for basics & fees) On January 2nd, 2010, you can send them to The Bass "Strummit" in Roanoke VA. The workshop will be led by none other than Jason Moore, bassist with Mountain Heart, and assisted by Sandy Ridge bass man Mike Conner. In addition, Jerry Fretwell of Fretwell Bass of...  
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I can't find a website for Viva La Cupcake, but I like the name!From The Roanoke Times:Ahuero opened Viva La Cupcake on Oct. 20 on Grandin Road in Roanoke, inside a multi-tenant building that houses Valley Bank and West Pharmacy.There she sells six to eight cupcake flavors at a time, for $2.95 each. Her signature cupcake is a chocolate concoction with white chocolate filling and milk chocolate, drizzled with fudge, on the top. Other flavors...  
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With the assistance of its advisor, PKF Consulting of Atlanta, the Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center (HR) is seeking proposals from qualified management firms interested in operating the 332 room historic hotel and adjoining conference site in Roanoke, Virginia.  
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As you know, the Roanoke Times yesterday endorsed the candidacy of Creigh Deeds for governor (poor guy; he didn't deserve the humiliation).On the same day the Bristol Herald Courier endorsed Bob McDonnell.Here's what's interesting:  The rationale behind those two decisions.Here's part of the Roanoke Times's explanation:The difference is strikingly evident on the single most crucial issue facing the state: how to fund Virginia's crumbling and...  
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Dan Radmacher, editorial page editor of the Roanoke Times, on August 2:I'm getting awfully frustrated with Creigh Deeds' dance on transportation.[snip]"Maybe it's well placed, but Deeds' shy-on-specifics strategy demonstrates a fundamental lack of faith in Virginia's electorate. He doesn't trust the people of this state to listen to straight talk and make rational decisions."The same Roanoke Times editorial page this morning, in its...  
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — Sometimes in sports all it takes is one. That cliché means so much more in soccer where sometimes one point is enough for a victory. One goal and a solid wall of defense was all Roanoke Rapids needed to knock off No.6 Tarboro, 1-0, on senior night at Hoyle Field. The Yellow Jackets honored their five seniors before the contest and one of them, Taylor Burnette, got a huge senior night gift in the form of a goal in the second...  
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Roanoke TimesPolice need help finding missing Virginia Tech studentRoanoke TimesVirginia Tech police have been contacted by UVa police and are assisting with the investigation into Harrington's disappearance, Chief Wendell Flinchum said ...and more »  
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This is a partial list and only includes victims who have been specifically named in the media.  Collection originally compiled at Wikipedia.org:

First shooting: West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory

    * Ryan Clark, 22, a senior from Augusta, Georgia triple-majoring in Biology, English, and Psychology. A resident advisor at the West Ambler Johnston Hall Dormitory, Clark was killed in the dormitory as he rushed over to investigate what was going on and came upon the gunman.  Clark played the baritone in the Marching Virginians.

    * Emily J. Hilscher, 19, a freshman from Woodville in Rappahannock County, Virginia.

Second shooting: Norris Hall Engineering Building


    * Ross Alameddine, a sophomore from Saugus, Massachusetts.

    * Caitlin Hammaren, a sophomore in International Studies and French.

    * Matt La Porte, a freshman from Dumont, New Jersey in University Studies.

    * Jarrett Lane, a senior from Narrows, Virginia in Civil Engineering.

    * Henry Lee, a freshman from Roanoke, Virginia in Computer Engineering.

    * Juan Ortiz Ortiz, a graduate Puerto Rican student in Civil Engineering.

    * Daniel Pérez-Cueva, a student from Peru in International Relations.

    * Mary Read, a freshman from Annandale, Virginia.

    * Reema Samaha, a freshman from Centreville, Virginia.

    * Leslie Sherman, a sophomore in History and International Studies from Springfield, Virginia.

    * Maxine Turner, a senior from Vienna, Virginia in Chemical Engineering.

    * Christopher Jamie Bishop, an instructor killed while teaching a German class.

    * Kevin Granata, a professor.

    * Liviu Librescu, a professor and Holocaust survivor killed while holding off the gunman so his students could escape out the window.

    * G. V. Loganathan, a professor.

    * Jocelyne Couture-Nowak, a French teacher from Montreal, Quebec.

    * Brian Bluhm, a graduate student in Civil Engineering.

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A toll-free information line has been established for parents and family:
1-800-533-1144


Anyone who has information related to the incidents is encouraged to go to the Blacksburg Police Department to make a statement.
To call the Blacksburg polics, dial:
540/231-6411
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