Roanoke College creates center to study issues of race
Roanoke College has established an academic center dedicated to the study of historical and contemporary issues dealing with race and the legacies...
PPE distribution event organized by Salem resident
by Shawn Nowlin Submitted photoThe community is invited to take part in a PPE distribution event this Sunday. At the...
Thousands of area residents protest George Floyd’s death in display of community solidarity
Shawn Nowlin Residents of all ethnicities throughout the Roanoke Valley protested the death of George Floyd, an unarmed man who...
A dream years in the making comes true for Salem native
Shawn Nowlin Seventeen years after graduating from Salem High School, Blair Dodson achieved another academic accomplishment last month, graduating with...
Salem family makes a difference in community through kind gestures
Shawn Nowlin Submitted photoSHigh school students Madison Bowen and Tiffany Work, left to right, presenting Lowe’s employee Pete Grant with...
Barnett, Robert E. “Bob”
Robert E. "Bob" Barnett, 71, of Salem, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, at his home with his wife, Debbie...
McFarland, Dr. Charles “Chuck” Warren
Dr. Charles "Chuck" Warren McFarland, 78, of Salem, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 23. Born January 1942, Chuck was...
King, Watson “Shorty”
Watson “Shorty” King passed away peacefully on Monday, May 25, at the age of 80. Shorty, as most people knew...