Good morning, Roanoke.

Feeding Southwest Virginia in Salem announced Gina M.

Crumbliss will become president and CEO, effective Nov. 1, and will succeed founder Pamela Irvine, who will retire at the end of the year and help with the leadership transition through December.

Runners and donut lovers can take part in the 10th annual Run for Donuts 5K and Fun Run to benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southwest Virginia on Nov.

7 at Sherwood Memorial Park, with check-in at 8 a.m. and races starting at 9 a.m.; registration is $30 for the 5K and $20 for the Fun Run (packet pickup Nov. 6 at RunAbout Sports).

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys is running a family-friendly Halloween costume contest where shoppers who use thrifted items can enter by posting their costume to Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok with #findyourspooky by 11:59 p.m. on Nov.

1 for a chance to win one of three $75 Goodwill gift cards.

With Halloween on Saturday, Oct.

31 and clocks changing this weekend, AAA warns Roanoke will see more kids on streets and higher crash risk from impaired and fatigued drivers, so parents should give kids flashlights and drivers should slow down & plan a sober ride.

Perk and Pit will open Jan.

4 in the east entrance at Tanglewood Mall across from Chicken Salad Chick next to Carilion Children’s. It will serve coffee and breakfast in mornings and smoked BBQ with beer & cocktails in evenings, with daily smoked deliveries from Big Daddy’s in Salem.

Traditional Medicinals began production at its new $47 million Franklin County plant, which is making about 4,500 cases of tea a day, has hired 26 local workers so far and expects 57 manufacturing jobs over three years while operating all-electric systems and using herbs from the Blue Ridge region.

Shamin Hotels will build a 99-room Home2 Suites by Hilton on Old Sands Road at the U.S. 58 bypass and U.S. 220 business intersection in Ridgeway, with a December groundbreaking and a targeted spring 2028 opening after a $20 million + 63,000 sqft development.

A $24.8 million federal grant has been awarded to AM2 to buy test equipment, train 2,000 workers, and fund an innovation grants contest across Southwest & Southside Virginia, with Virginia Tech, the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville, and the New River Valley Regional Commission leading the effort.

Town council approved a $5 million sale on Tuesday to Carilion Clinic for two parcels totaling more than five acres at the front of Christiansburg's Huckleberry Park (near Peppers Ferry Road), and Carilion said the purchase finalized today while specific plans for a medical facility have not been released.

With Halloween on Oct.

31, pet owners should microchip pets, keep collars with ID on, and prevent animals from slipping out as doors open for trick-or-treaters. Keep candy and xylitol-containing treats and wrappers out of reach, choose comfortable costumes or bandanas, and call your vet or animal poison control if ingestion occurs.

Botetourt supervisors approved Summers Properties LLC's plan to build 51 townhomes in Cloverdale, replacing a previously approved 74-unit apartment building; timing for construction and permits was not specified.