Makayla Shelton
Reporter
Roanoke, VA
Makayla recently graduated from Virginia Tech, where she majored in multimedia journalism. She joined the WDBJ7 team in June 2021 as a Southside Bureau reporter.
Makayla is a local from Pittsylvania County and is excited to cover her hometown!
Makayla loves to travel, go shopping, watch movies, and spend time with family and friends.
They will continue to respond to all fire-related calls.
A roofing crew from Cenvar Roofing completed the new roof for Harris Monday.
A 73-year-old woman from Virginia recently repaired her own roof. Now, she’s getting a brand new one for free.
Below Claytor Dam, water levels could increase up to two feet within minutes.
The woman says she couldn’t afford to hire someone else to fix the roof.
In two weeks, the family will be able to walk into a brand-new home.
The 40,000 square foot temporary casino includes over 700 slot machines and around 50 electronic and live table games.
So far, she has given over 125,000 books to kids all over the country.
It will include a taproom, an event space, an Airbnb and a restaurant with riverfront views.
In 2015, Mike Clay was inspired by National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to go all out on decorating his home for the holidays.
Santa is there to take pictures with the kids, and the Grinch is there for the first time this year.
The 150,000 square foot facility uses indoor vertical farming to grow leafy greens such as kale, spinach and broccoli.
Farmers say beans are struggling the most and corn stalks are not growing as tall as usual.
It was a party at the zoo with lots of fun games, music and food Saturday.
