gene kotulka/alleghany schools superintendent "our two curriculum departments have worked together to come up with a program and it's a program in general studies and it's humanities." like the region's governor's school but instead of stem, there's a concentration on general studies. "we like to provide our students many different pathways and this provides certain students a pathway to achieve what they want to do. this pathway is not designed for every student, it's designed for certain students just like the governor's school. " dr. john raione is the president of dabney s. lancaster community college and was a key part of making this happen. dr. john rainone/president "we know that by 2020 two thirds of all jobs are going to require a post secondary degree education and preferably an associates degree." and through this program, college becomes more affordable. it's basically a thousand dollars over two years to earn the associates degree." school leaders say that with room and board, that could be a savings of over 40-thousand dollars. for now the goal is simple. dr. john rainon

gene kotulka/alleghany schools superintendent "our students at alleghany high school are able to enroll in this program where in may they would graduate, the seniors would graduate, with their high school diploma and their associates degree." school leaders say that with room and board, the program offers a savings of over 40-thousand dollars. valentine's day is coming sooner than expected for some this year because of the way the calendar falls. george's florist in roanoke says since it falls on sunday, everyone wants flowers delivered tomorrow while the person you are sending them to is at work. extra employees are working non-stop and george's expects to be busier these next tulips and smaller arrangements are red roses are still hands-down the top valentine's day favorite. call it the dark side of doing business after a star wars character's real-life mishap. and take a minute to guess the price tag of the world's largest and fastest yacht! the complete first alert forecast after the break these lil' chickies and lil' doggies are small, -but they're intense. -oh, yeah. small but int

gene kotulka/alleghany schools superintendent "our students at alleghany high school are able to enroll in this program where in may they would graduate, the seniors would graduate, with their high school diploma and their associates degree." school leaders say that with room and board, the program offers a savings of over 40-thousand dollars. in sports, an nba player takes some time away from the game to come back a special honor. area today. highs top out in the mid 30s. troy daniels takes a break from his nba schedule to come back to roanoke for his jersey retirement at william fleming high school. plus radford's men's basketball team picks-up a huge road win over the top big south team in the conference. here's karen loftus with more. good morning everyone, i'm karen loftus with your look at sports. it was a special night thursday at william troy daniels' jersey. daniels, who is now a guard for the charlotte hornets, graduated from fleming in 2009, then went-on to star at vcu under shaka smart. he's in his 3rd season in the nba, and made it back to his hometown for the ceremony, dur