Here’s a roundup of news briefs from around Southwest and Southside. Send yours for possible inclusion to news@cardinalnews.org.
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ZZ Top to play Salem
ZZ Top will play a show at the Salem Civic Center on Sept. 10. Longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis has replaced bassist Dusty Hill, who died last year.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Prices are $49.50, $59.50, $79.50, $89.50, $99.50 and $139.50.
Tickets can be purchased at the Salem Civic Center box office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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Switchfoot leads triple bill in Salem
Switchfoot, Blue October and Matt Nathanson will play the Salem Civic Center on July 26.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Prices are $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50.
Tickets can be purchased at the Salem Civic Center box office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and online at www.ticketmaster.com.
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Roanoke County to hold community meeting on greenway at Fort Lewis
Roanoke County is hosting a community meeting for the West Roanoke River Greenway Phase 2 project from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Fort Lewis Elementary School, 3115 W. Main St., Salem.
The meeting will be open-house style, and attendees can come and go as they please. Meeting information will include an update on construction of the West Roanoke River Greenway (Phase 1) between Kingsmill Drive and the new trailhead parking lot near Riverside Nursery, as well as the history of the West Roanoke River Greenway (Phase 2) alignment proposed between Green Hill Park and the new Phase 1 under construction. County staff will discuss potential alternative routes to connect the new Phase 1 under construction to the existing greenway at Green Hill Park.
Meeting exhibits and an online survey will be posted at www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov/WRRGPhase2 after the meeting. A survey will open Thursday and will close May 10. Visit www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov/WRRGPhase2 to learn more about the project.
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Reddish Knob Road to close temporarily for repairs
The Forest Service has temporarily closed Reddish Knob Road (Forest Service Road 85-5) to finish repairs caused by Hurricane Florence in 2018. This is a continuation of the work that was started in fall 2023 on the road leading to the popular vista on Shenandoah Mountain in Augusta County.
Reddish Knob Road will remain closed until Friday for culvert replacements. Starting Monday, the road will close from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, until April 26, to gravel and grade the road.
Depending on weather conditions, all road work is expected to be completed by May. After repairs are finished, the road will resume normal operating hours.
For more information, call the North River Ranger District at 540-432-0187, visit www.fs.usda.gov/gwj or follow on Facebook and Twitter.