Good morning, Roanoke.

Virginia’s Veterans Parade will honor local service members on Saturday, Nov.

7, beginning at 11 a.m., with festivities starting at 9:30 a.m. inside the Market Building (the parade will be shown live on WSLS and streamed online).

Clocks fall back this Sunday as daylight saving time ends, so set clocks back one hour before bed; Congress is considering the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent, but the twice‑a‑year change remains in effect for now.

Roanoke Valley SPCA's annual SPAYghetti fundraiser will return tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church to raise money for spay and neuter surgeries; tickets are on sale through 5 p.m. today or at the door for $3 more.

Average gasoline prices in Virginia fell 0.7 cents last week to an average of $4.03 a gallon on Monday, GasBuddy said, with prices down 18.8 cents from a month ago but $1.19 higher than a year ago; the cheapest station reported $3.38 and the highest $5.99.

A joint application filed earlier this month maps a data center campus at the Berry Hill Megasite in Pittsylvania County with 21 buildings over 15 years that could use up to 7 million gallons of water a day and 3,000 megawatts of power (more than 3,500 acres; STACK will lease 3,000). A permit decision is expected by March.

The Grown Here at Home program taught fourth graders where their food comes from on Oct.

26 (hands-on lessons and site visits across Roanoke connected students to local farms and food systems).

Munters is building waterless cooling systems at its Daleville plant in the Botetourt Center at Greenfield as data centers expand, which will cut water use but raise electricity demand and prompt new local planning questions.

Montgomery County supervisors split on Monday but approved Techy Athletics’ plan for a 6,000 sqft youth wrestling center on 12.8 acres on Prices Fork Road; the $1.5 million project will have 41 parking spaces and stormwater controls, and neighbors cited traffic and environmental concerns.

Appalachian Power has asked state regulators (the State Corporation Commission) to approve a rate increase that would raise Roanoke-area customers' electric bills, and the request is now under review by the commission.

Voters in Pulaski and Amherst County will decide whether to allow Rosie’s Gaming Emporiums, a pari-mutuel wagering option tied to Colonial Downs and Churchill Downs; nearby Vinton’s Rosie’s has generated about $10 million since 2019 with roughly 500 terminals, while Collinsville’s has brought about $865,000 with fewer than 50 terminals.

LewisGale Hospital Montgomery announced Monday it will invest $18 million to build a freestanding Radford ER (11,000 sqft) at Tall Oaks Crossing near Tyler Avenue and Rock Road, expected to open in 2028 with 11 treatment bays, imaging, lab services, and about 25 clinical staff.

Keagy Towns opened in Roanoke County with a ribbon cutting Wednesday, launching a new townhome development in the county and beginning construction and sales activities for the project.

The Rail Yard Dawgs traded rights to reigning SPHL MVP Joe Widmar to the Pee Dee IceCats for the rights to Marcus Fechko and placed forward Taurin Haddon-Harris on 30-day injured reserve; the Dawgs head to Moline, Illinois for a two-game set this weekend.