Rico Turner and his fiancée Emily Christian had a blended family, including four children. Turner was just 27 when he died of gunfire inside the Lakeside Kroger parking lot last November. On November 9, 2020, Zane Christian was charged with killing Rico Turner. Last week, he appeared in the Salem Circuit Court and entered pleas of no contest to second-degree murder. By Shawn Nowlin, shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org On November 9, 2020, the City...
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Chris Shelor explaining to voters why he is the right individual to serve as Salem Sheriff...
By Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org In less than two weeks, Salem voters will decide who will serve as the city’s next...
By Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org An Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Special Agent from the Glenvar area named Adam Daniels was...
Apple-picking season is in full gear, and despite near-drought conditions that persisted throughout summer, Virginia growers are reporting their harvests...
The Glenvar football team is two wins away from being the top seed in the Region 2C tournament. Glenvar defeated...
Salem’s Billy Miles was one of five new members in the Franklin County High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The...
When Salem plays Pulaski County in football you always expect a good game. What you don’t expect is a 55-6...
Salem freshman Kathryn Ha shot a one-over-par 73 to lead the Spartans to a seventh place finish in the Virginia...
The family of Col. Dan Semore Leonard announces with great sorrow his passing in October 2021, at age 91. He...
Dr. John Mack Welford, 81, completed his life’s work on Monday, September 27, and joined his family in heaven. Mack...
Services for Mildred “Miss Milly” Rodgers Cregger, 99, formerly of Roanoke and Chapin, SC, who died Wednesday, September 29, were...
Mildred Estelle Bottenfield Doyle, 92, of Roanoke, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, Sept. 20. She was born in...
A Salem church and one Daleville are among those affected in the annual rotation of United Methodist pastors. They “itinerate”...
Frances Stebbins Correspondent [This is a memory from the many decades the author has been privileged to write for...
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