Voyant Beauty told Virginia in April 2026 that it would end manufacturing at its Roanoke plant by August 31, 2026, laying off about 95 workers.
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Today In Roanoke History
Joe Cobb became Roanoke's 47th mayor on January 1, 2025, following Sherman Lea.
Roanoke
Locomotive No. 1218, built at the Roanoke Shops in 1943, was listed on the National Register on May 19, 2025.
Roanoke
Lucy Addison High School at 40 Douglass Avenue NW was listed on the National Register on August 12, 2025.
Roanoke
A November 8, 2025 announcement said the Salem Red Sox would become the Salem RidgeYaks in 2026.
Salem
The Roanoke-built locomotive No. 611 was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2024.
Roanoke
A bronze statue of Henrietta Lacks was unveiled on October 4, 2023 in Henrietta Lacks Plaza, formerly Lee Plaza.
Roanoke
Cortland State beat North Central of Illinois 38-37 on December 15, 2023 in the NCAA Division III title game in Salem.
Salem
Regional Timeline
Voyant Beauty told Virginia in April 2026 that it would end manufacturing at its Roanoke plant by August 31, 2026, laying off about 95 workers.
Roanoke
Joe Cobb became Roanoke's 47th mayor on January 1, 2025, following Sherman Lea.
Roanoke
Locomotive No. 1218, built at the Roanoke Shops in 1943, was listed on the National Register on May 19, 2025.
Roanoke
Lucy Addison High School at 40 Douglass Avenue NW was listed on the National Register on August 12, 2025.
Roanoke
A November 8, 2025 announcement said the Salem Red Sox would become the Salem RidgeYaks in 2026.
Salem
The Roanoke-built locomotive No. 611 was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 2024.
Roanoke
A bronze statue of Henrietta Lacks was unveiled on October 4, 2023 in Henrietta Lacks Plaza, formerly Lee Plaza.
Roanoke
Cortland State beat North Central of Illinois 38-37 on December 15, 2023 in the NCAA Division III title game in Salem.
Salem
In July 2023 Genesis Rail Services leased a portion of the shuttered Roanoke Shops property.
Roanoke
In May 2023 the Rail Yard Dawgs won games three and four of the SPHL finals at home to claim their first championship.
Roanoke
In June 2023 Roanoke College said it would reinstate a football program that had not played since 1942.
Salem
Vinton's Gish Mill was listed on the National Register on November 18, 2021.
Vinton
In January 2020 Volvo announced a Mack Trucks assembly plant in Glenvar, Roanoke County, expected to employ 250 people.
Glenvar
On May 18, 2020 Norfolk Southern abandoned the Roanoke Shops and moved the work to Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Roanoke
Shortly before midnight on July 22, 2020 the Robert E. Lee monument was found torn down and broken into two pieces.
Roanoke
On August 1, 2020 Mary Dana Hinton became the thirteenth president of Hollins University.
Hollins
On August 17, 2020 city council voted unanimously to permanently remove the Lee monument from downtown.
Roanoke
The renovated downtown Heironimus building reopened in 2020 as upscale apartments over a Mast General Store.
Roanoke
Featured Archive
1985 · Election Day Flood devastates Roanoke Valley
1961 · Threatened player boycott ends segregated seating at Victory Stadium game
1960 · Black students begin desegregating Roanoke city schools
1949 · Roanoke Star is first illuminated
1949 · The Roanoke Star is illuminated for the first time
1934 · Roosevelt dedicates Roanoke veterans hospital
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