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New Fallon Park Elementary School building close to completion
Read full article: New Fallon Park Elementary School building close to completionROANOKE, Va. - Fallon Park Elementary School's new addition is nearly ready for its first classes. Phase two of Fallon Park's reconstruction is moving ahead of schedule, according to Roanoke City Schools. The new building, which will become the elementary school's main building when it is complete, is expected to open after winter break. Fallon Park Principal Nikki Mitchem said her school is looking forward to the move. After phase two is complete, most of the old Fallon Park building will be demolished to make way for phase three of construction.
Roanoke police out in force as new school zone speed limits go into effect
Read full article: Roanoke police out in force as new school zone speed limits go into effectROANOKE, Va. - As students left Fallon Park Elementary School in Roanoke Tuesday afternoon, Roanoke police officer Terry Dowdy was on her motorcycle making sure people driving past the school on Dale Avenue weren't going faster than 15 mph. Within five minutes of starting to check people's speed, Dowdy clocked a black sedan coming through the school zone at 32 miles per hour. "There's going to be a certain amount of education that has to take place. Falllon Park Elementary's school zone speed limit is one of nearly two dozen Roanoke City Council and the city's school board voted earlier this year to reduce from 25 to 15 mph. On Tuesday morning as students were arriving to school, Dowdy stopped five speeders.