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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...

A group of new ladies recently joined the beginner's quilting class with Mary Hunter from Farm Bureau Women’s Committee and...

Janie Peters, lovingly known also as Nana, Mawmaw, Ms. Moo and other special nicknames, touched the lives of countless students...