Roanoke City Public Schools is hosting a grand opening of its Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington, providing essential services not only for students but for the whole family.

Community empowerment — it’s in the name. Friday, Alcova Mortgage gifted Roanoke City Public Schools $10,000 to support the district’s new Community Empowerment Center.

If you still need to get your kid vaccinated or get them their physicals for school, you can do so for free or low cost on Tuesday at the Community Empowerment Center in Roanoke.

A nearly century-old building in Roanoke, known to many as the former main office of Roanoke City Public Schools, is set to undergo a major transformation. The site, however, holds deeper significance for the community as it originally served as an all-Black high school built in 1928. Roanoke City Public Schools held a ceremony Friday to commemorate its historical importance and celebrate its future as a Community Empowerment Center.