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Govenor’s “Children’s Cabinet” Gets Eye-opener at Fallon Park

Members of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s appointed “Children’s Cabinet” were in town recently to tour Fallon Park Elementary School. The southeast Roanoke City public school has its challenges, as outlined...

Old Macdonald Had A Farm—And A Tourist Destination, And A Side Business

A report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this fall provides a detailed...

Virginia State Parks To Celebrate The New Year With “First Day Hikes “

Virginia State Parks, managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, will offer special...

Regency Room Restoration Coming

Roanoke’s longest standing fine-dining establishment gets a facelift To mark the 75th anniversary of the...

GE Partners With Virginia Tech To Improve Wind Energy Efficiency

A new method of manufacturing wind turbine blades, used in the capturing of energy that...

Fall Fun on the Farm

The weather has turned crisp and cool and it’s the perfect time to grab family and friends and head out to one of...

Deanna Lund is Guest Artist for County Arts Series

Los Angeles-based television and film actress Deanna Lund had nothing but praise for the students in Carol Lyn Webster’s class at the Roanoke County...

More ‘Us’ is Theme At Workforce Development Event

A diverse crowd of employers and administrators gathered at the Vinton War Memorial last week for the inaugural presentation of the Workforce Development Awards....

A Roanoke Man for All Seasons

Scott Dreyer is a very busy man.  The Roanoke native is a teacher, entrepreneur, author, pastor, husband, and father. Dreyer taught at Roanoke’s Patrick Henry...

Twist & Turns Now Part of “The District”

Cynthia Willis actually gave up about 2000 sq. ft. when she moved Twist & Turns from the old Shenandoah Hotel at the corner of...

Salem Stops Northside in Battle Of Unbeatens

Salem stopped Northside with a stellar goal-line stand late in the fourth quarter as the Spartans held on for the 17-13 win last Friday...