Catawba NewsLocal news for Catawba, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Disney Playhouse live tour.'- February 28, 2008 Spring is coming, and with warm weather comes great things to do with the little ones. via Roanoke Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/catawba-va/2008/02/disney-playhouse-live-tour?fromrss=1 Now it's a race: Akers throws hat into council ring- February 20, 2008 "I'm old enough to be wise enough to do it." Andrew Lewis Middle School Assistant Principal, shown in the school's recently renovated library, is the fourth candidate to announce his bid for one of Salem City Council's three seats. via Main Street Newspapershttp://www.topix.net/city/catawba-va/2008/02/now-its-a-race-akers-throws-hat-into-council-... Windstorm knocks out handful of polling sites - roanoke.com- February 17, 2008 "It's the sheer magnitude of the number of outages we've experienced in the last 24 hours" Sunday's windstorms knocked power out to a handful of polling places in the Roanoke Valley, sending election officials scrambling to find alternate voting locations for today's presidential primaries. via Roanoke Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/catawba-va/2008/02/windstorm-knocks-out-handful-of-polling-sites... Police chief reconsiders retirement- February 15, 2008 "I'm at the age now when it's time for me to retire." In a surprise reversal, Roanoke County Police Chief Ray Lavinder, whose September retirement was announced last month, is now reconsidering that decision after being approached by the board of supervisors about ... via Roanoke Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/catawba-va/2008/02/police-chief-reconsiders-retirement?fromrss=1 Wind, Leaves and Fire- February 12, 2008 "Well, it's always windy on top." Just not THAT hard. The plan was to leave Troutville at 9:30 and runhike the Appalachian Trail to route 311 near Catawba. via WSLS-TV Roanokehttp://www.topix.net/city/catawba-va/2008/02/wind-leaves-and-fire?fromrss=1 |