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FRED FIRST: No Peace With The Winds of Winter

This post revisits a post from 2011 (and originally from maybe 2004) where the wind was the dominant feature of our winter days. This, I might add, was a complaint...

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum To Be Open on Saturdays

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum will be open starting Saturday, January 18....

City of Roanoke Elevates Emergency Response with Cutting-Edge Technology

In the heart of Roanoke’s bustling 911 Center, a quiet revolution is reshaping how emergency...

Where 2024 Voter Turnout Was Highest And Lowest in Virginia 

 Virginia saw its lowest overall voter turnout in a presidential election since 2000, although over...

Transportation Institute Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Trucking Education Grants

Safety is not only for truck drivers, but also the drivers around them. The Virginia Tech...

Ancient Document Creates Quite a Stir!?!

In my mind, the story goes something like this. A team of archaeologists, digging in the outskirts of Jerusalem, unearth an extraordinary new manuscript...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

Finally, it's here.  Week one of high school football is upon us and I'll be heading out to two games to get a...

Preacher’s Corner – Ed Dunnington

From the Older Brother’s Room “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10)  For many of us...

Hobgobblins And Haints

 I have always held closely to the broad-shouldered belief that there are no such things as ghosts. Yet, I’ll never forget the evening...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

The captivating 2012 London Olympics came to an end Sunday night, with one of the most entertaining group of games that I can...

The Business of the Day

 This is a thing I’ve never been able to do: take the day in its full measure. The day’s business - its proper...