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TOPS (Take off Pounds Sensibly): All ages are invited to participate in the non-judgmental program at the Salem Senior Center...

INTERSTATE 81      INTERSTATE 81 LANE WIDENING CONSTRUCTION PROJECT EXIT 137 TO EXIT 141 – The $179 million design-build project to...

Photo by Meg HibbertRonald Thompson and his son David tell Council how they believe the city has failed them in...

Riley Newsom co owner of Shrewd Outdoors stands in the soon to be retail space in downtown Salem. Shrewd Archery,...

Aila Boyd aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com  Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Perry F. Kendig Arts and Culture Awards, which recognize...

    The other day as I watched a baking show on “Food Network,” I remembered all the cooking shows I watched...

Bluegrass legend Junior Sisk is returning to Salem’s annual Pickin’ In The Park concert this summer. This marks the fourth straight year that Sisk...

Handmade German Jewelry Box During the 1800s as waves of immigrants arrived in the United States, many people from Germany...

PennellCourtesy photo ROANOKE – Virginia Western Community College recently welcomed Dr. Kelley Pennell as the college’s new nursing director in...

Warren Haynes Band Courtesy photo The Warren Haynes Band, led by GRAMMY® Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitar legend, producer, and Gov’t...