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The 1952 Parade Marshall for Salem’s Sesquicentennial Whether today or the 1950s, people always love a good parade!  This photo...

     With Father’s Day approaching I can’t help but think of my dad. He has been gone for over ten...

Natt Roanoke—Robert Natt, the director of the Roanoke Valley Collective Response (RVCR), resigned his position on May 31. His departure...

Salem resident Bertie Conner turned 104 years old on Monday, June 10.  She was born in 1920 in Salem and...

From The Times-Register archives Organized May 15, 1919, With Mrs. T. H. Cooper As First President - Outstanding Projects Put...

Aila Boyd aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com On June 3, the Craig County Sheriff’s Office and Craig County Emergency Medical Services responded to a...

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

Roanoke College announced last week that it is launching a new catalog of continuing education courses in cannabis studies designed to help...

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

Salem High School held its annual commencement exercise this Friday, May 31, at the Salem Civic Center. This marked the...