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JohnstonCourtesy photo Salem School Division Superintendent Dr. Curtis Hicks announced this week that Greg Johnston has been named the new...

The city of Salem has been awarded $56,278 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation for the remainder of this calendar year,...

Photo by Meg HibbertAnne Lee Stevens and others opposing HopeTree’s planned unit development request hold signs opposing the PUD at...

By Edmee CR Hasler On a sunny Saturday, the 24th Virginia Infantry Living Historians commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day...

A retirement ceremony was held for two Salem law enforcement officers on Thursday, June 6 in the Salem Civic Community...

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...