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  Photos by Shelly Koon January is a cold and dark month with short days. The holidays are over, not...

Telegraph key Long before cell phones, telegraphs were the fastest form of communication.  They use Morse Code, a series of...

Annual Meeting & Economic Outlook Update: The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual update on Friday, Jan....

ROANOKE — The Virginia Western Educational Foundation and the Virginia Western Alumni Association are calling for nominations for the 2024...

ROANOKE COUNTY – Roanoke County has launched a new resident connectivity survey to better understand local internet and cell phone connectivity...

Graham Moomaw Virginia Mercury  In a formal speech Wednesday to the Virginia General Assembly at the self-described “halftime” of his...

Interstate 81 SOIL TEST BORING ON I-81 IN ROANOKE COUNTY - SEQ Drilling will be performing soil test boring within the...

The Salem VA Medical Center on Monday announced that due to a rise in the number of positive COVID-19 cases,...

Aila Boyd [email protected] Mac and Bob’s Restaurant is set to close for roughly two weeks starting on Monday as part...

Photo courtesy City of Salem. Four-term Salem City Councilman Bill Jones will not run again. Meg Hibbert Contributing writer Four-term...