A joint meeting between the Roanoke City Council and School Board was held on Monday morning to discuss the city’s budget ...

Roanoke needs to grow its revenues, and advisors suggested the city council could increase the local meals tax.

Discussions for Roanoke’s fiscal year 2026 budget are underway, with school funding emerging as a major point of debate.

Board president Robert Scavo told residents Wednesday that the district will still need to consider redistricting "once this ...

Class 1 Girls: Buffalo Gap (23-4) vs. George Wythe (26-3), 12:30 p.m. Class 1 Boys: Franklin (17-12) vs. George Wythe (25-4), ...

An upcoming elementary school in Wendell will be named "Marshburn Road Elementary School," the Wake County Board of Education ...

Roanoke City schools are facing a $9 million budget shortfall, prompting concerns from officials and parents about the impact ...

The Walker County Board of Education approved the construction in October 2023. Cordova Elementary School Principal Dianne Williams said the new school will replace the current building that’s over 70 ...

Roanoke could also consider raising its meals tax rate to help pay for a backlog of deferred maintenance, a financial advisor ...

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The school division also looked at options for building onto the existing high schools and at the idea of turning the ...