Police Report: February 9-22, 2021
The Salem Police Department reported the following people were arrested and charged February 9-22. Arrest indicates an accusation, and defendants...
Bank of Botetourt to virtually host high school seniors for VBA Bank Day Scholarship Program
Beginning Monday, March 15, Bank of Botetourt will virtually host high school seniors from high schools throughout its bank footprint...
Senators urge FCC to use COVID broadband programs to help close the digital divide
U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Mark Warner (D-Va.) recently sent a letter to the Federal Communications...
Treasury Department announces minority and community-based lenders can apply for emergency COVID-19 grants
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) recently announced that minority-owned and community-based lending institutions can now apply for grants through the...
Ag leaders anticipate redistricting commission’s impact on rural Virginia
As populations shift from rural to urban areas and political maps are reexamined, agricultural advocates hope farmers and rural Virginians...
STR Calendar
The City of Salem has been monitoring the potential spread of COVID-19, and like you, we have been processing a...
Hess, Billy Wayne
Billy Wayne Hess, age 73 of Glade Hill, passed away on Friday, February 26. Billy was born February 2, 1948,...
Magenbauer, Elizabeth Sledge
Elizabeth Sledge Magenbauer, 78, of Salem passed away on Saturday, February 20. She was born June 10, 1942, and was...
Gray, Nancy Laverne Bolt
Nancy Laverne Bolt Gray, 73, of Elliston, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital. She was...
Clower, Warren R.
Warren R. Clower, 87, of Check, Va, went to be with the Lord on Feb. 28, 2021. He was the...