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Salem Schools get $800,000 grant for healthier kids

SALEM – It’s become a national epidemic: unhealthy kids who spend more time in front of computer screens than playing outdoors. But that won’t be true in Salem over the next three years. The city has received a federal grant for more than $800,000 that will cover everything from physical education and wellness equipment to... »

Green eggs take over elementary schools

ROANOKE COUNTY – Green eggs are taking over elementary schools all over the area today, as school children celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday. At Glenvar Elementary School kindergarten teacher Kim Clapper cooked chartreuse-tinted scrambled eggs and warmed slices of ham on an electric skillet in her classroom for her students. Before that, a volunteer read Seuss’... »