Proposed downtown Roanoke bus station gets approval from Virginia Department of Historic Resources
ROANOKE, Va. โ Roanoke Cityโs new downtown bus station is one step closer to construction. A state agency just reviewed the project and determined building a new bus station near the transportation museum wonโt negatively impact the cityโs historic feel or its historic buildings. City officials want to move the bus station by the end of June to its new proposed home by building a temporary station. โThe Section 106 Historic Review approval is just another step in the process toward the construction of a new Transit Station. AdThe proposed bus station has been controversial.
United Way of the New River Valley Stuffs the Bus with school supplies
CHRISTIANSBURG Families are still preparing for the start of school, but an annual tradition helped get school supplies for kids in need. United Way of the New River Valleys Stuff the Bus donation site set up shop on Main Street in Christiansburg. The program to donate money and school supplies launched at the beginning of the month. Executive Director Sara Bohn said a fair share of people stopped at the bus to give what they had. The kids...we need to get them off to a great start for their life, with anything we can do to make that happen, Bohn said.