New News Site for the Roanoke Valley?

I mentioned yesterday that a former Roanoke Times reporter is working on a new news site and now I have some details from Book City (here):

"There’s great news for those who understand the importance of the local press as a community builder. Former Roanoke Times reporter Henri Gendreau is behind the effort, which he describes as a “local investigative news and literary website in Roanoke.”

"The site will focus on local news, and also feature occasional original poetry and fiction delivered via a weekly newsletter.

"Are you interested in potentially contributing the emerging project? Gendreau is especially interested in hearing from talented short story writers. Writers will be compensated with a minimum of $25 per poem and $100 per short story."