Roanoke County School Board member Mike Wray has announced that he will not be running for re-election this November.

Coming from near and far, dozens of alumni traveled to Cave Spring High School to reminisce as they admired the recent renovations.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – A local education leader is sharing his story after his battle with COVID-19 left him in the hospital for eight days. Roanoke County School Board chairman Mike Wray said he contracted COVID-19 in a community setting, not at school. “My oxygen levels dropped significantly, and the medical staff had to take action,” said Wray, in a statement released Tuesday. Leaders with Roanoke County Public Schools said they continue to encourage families to practice social distancing. The district’s cleaning and disinfecting program, according to school leaders, features “multiple levels” of cleaning with an anti-viral solution throughout the day.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Our students, parents and teachers are about a month into the new school year and it’s becoming very clear what works, and what doesn’t. On Thursday night, parents and teachers in Roanoke County expressed their frustrations with the current re-opening plan. The board has heard the issues over a few weeks back, but now said it’s clear there are consistent patterns of what’s working and what’s not. “The emotional toll that this pandemic is obviously taking on not only students but parents and teachers is just heart wrenching," school board member David Linden said. He also added there were many parents and teachers they didn’t hear from Thursday night, which leads him to believe the current setup is working for others.

ROANOKE COUNTY, VA. – After years of planning and months of construction, some area high school students have a new home away from home. The puzzle that was the renovation at Cave Spring High School is complete, and while the school year is anything but normal, they’re starting to settle in. Whether it was a section of the school gutted to the studs, demolished or a brand new addition, the project is essentially complete. Cave Spring board member Mike Wray led a tour Friday and said it was a race to the finish. “I was here last week and I saw cabinets in the hallway and I said “Uh,” and Troy Smith, president of Avis, said, ’They’ll be done today, they’ll be done today,’” Wray said.

ROANOKE, Va. - Construction is moving right along at Cave Spring High School, as plans for a huge transformation are finally taking shape. "I think people will be stunned when they really step foot in the door and see the transformed school," said Nathan Harper, director of design for Spectrum Design. Members of the Roanoke County School Board got their first look inside the new school Monday. "When you see the walls come up and it really takes shape, it's really exciting. You know that it's really coming together," Roanoke County School Board member Mike Wray said.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. - As students head back to school, many are heading back to construction projects worth millions of dollars. "Everybody's adjusting and they've adjusted real well," Roanoke County School Board member Mike Wray said. Students at Cave Spring High School spent day one, Monday, in modular classrooms, while a major renovation and expansion project continues. Making the school more modern and safer is a priority that crosses district lines into Roanoke city, as construction on Fallon Park Elementary School chugs along. Salem High School is still designing plans for a $36 million renovation, in hopes of starting construction next summer.

ROANOKE COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Windsor Hills District school board member Jason Moretz and incoming Cave Spring District member Mike Wray will be holding a South County Community meeting at Cave Spring Middle School on December 2, 2015 at 6 p.m. This meeting will give the community to meet Mr. Moretz and Mr. Wray as well as address any comments or concerns. Roanoke County Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Greg Killough, will be in attendance.