Plans for the new Melrose Plaza are moving forward in Roanoke. On Wednesday, Goodwill Industries of the Valleys announced two of the partners that will help make it happen.
“He was an early aviation pioneer here from the Lynchburg area. And he was a Tuskegee airman,” said Lynchburg Regional Airport Assistant Manager Cedric Simon. “So, we’re really excited to have that piece of history here on display at Lynchburg Regional Airport.”
Back in the 1970s, Saundra Tomlinson was the only female working at Natural Tunnel State Park. In a field where only men were employed, she took a chance and applied for an opening at the park.
The break, which was scheduled in advance when the panel was convened in January, coincides with Passover, Easter and spring break for the New York City public school system.