A new craft store opens in the New River Valley today. Â Hobby Lobby will open a 55,000 square foot store in Christiansburg, in the former K-mart space. Â The store is bringing around 50 new jobs to the town.
The Roanoke City School's Building Name Designation Review Committee holds a final public meeting tonight about renaming Stonewall Jackson Middle School. Â The committee will use feedback to make a recommendation to the school board by the end of the school year. Â Tonight's meeting starts at 6 p.m. at the school.
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The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors will meet today to review several revenue and cost implications that are impacting the school. Â Action by the Virginia General Assembly are causing the university to consider a new tuition and mandatory fee strategy, which will address cost drivers and support the school's plan for the future. Â The new considerations could result in some program fees increasing as much as $620 for incoming students with tuition increasing between three and five percent.
The Danville Utilities Commission will meet today. Â In February, more than 100 people attending the commission's meeting to ask questions. Â Those questions were answered online and will be reviewed at today's meeting. Â
Radford Transit is holding mobile workshops today, allowing people to comment on proposed service changes. Â The Transit Development Plan process is looking at what's working, where demand for service will be in the future and resources. Â For the location of today's mobile workshops, head to wsls.com.
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