Tickets are $20 and are on sale now at the opera's website. Featured artists include Bryan “Harvest Blaque” Hancock, Nick George, Rebecca Cummings Scales, Olivia Rominiyi, and Dr. and is subtitled 'The Leap Chronicles.' Artists will 'explore what it means to 'take the leap' toward new challenges, new opportunities, and new beginnings,' said the Roanoker in a recent write-up.

Opera Roanoke is partnering up with venue The Spot on Kirk to offer the second in a series of shows deemed a poetry and music mashup.'The biggest way to keep the community at ease is being transparent with communication and that’s all across the board from parents to administration to even our students,' said board member Michael Cherry. School board members stressed to the representatives that communication was a key factor. In an effort to attract drivers they've offered an $2 per hour increase and increased bus aide's pay to $15 per hour, but the problems persist, including several drivers saying their paychecks have been late. At a school board meeting Tuesday night, representatives of the company said they need 150 bus drivers to function at full capacity but are currently understaffed by 35 percent. More than 25 buses in the Roanoke City School District were reported late on Tuesday morning - many by more than 30 minutes - as the district's transportation contractor, Durham School Services, continues to struggle amid a nationwide bus driver shortage.Here are the top stories today in Roanoke:

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