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Lydia Galbreath Meg Hibbert Contributing writer Salem High School student Lydia Galbreath has won a Rotary District Speech Contest and...

Photos by Shawn NowlinDr. Nathaniel Bishop, Senior Associate Dean at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine; Debbie Bonniwell, Blue...

Wayne Strickland Wayne Strickland will retire in June as Executive Director of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission after 42 years....

The Salem Police Department reported the following people were arrested and charged March 9-22. Arrest indicates an accusation, and defendants...

Photo by Shawn NowlinAfter serving as a community favorite since the early 1990s, the Salem K&W Cafeteria has made the...

Writing as T.A. Killen, Salem resident Teresa Killen has been working on her first full-length book, Wysterra, for over 20 years...

The Salem VA Medical Center is located at 1970 Roanoke Blvd. The Salem VA Health Care System has opened scheduling...

Last year’s egg hunt was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. -Event will be held in a safe manner after...

Photo by Kristy SowersCalvin Sowers (on right) and his son, Jesse (on left) planting cold-tolerant vegetables.  Calvin's wife, Kristy, sells...

Sherman College held a Pinning Ceremony on January 15, 2021 for new interns ready to begin work in the Health...