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The Backpack Run, presented by the Roanoke County Public Schools Education Foundation, is back and all new. This year’s Backpack...

~ Public comments due by February 18, 2021 ~   The U.S. Small Business Administration invites public comment on a proposed rule...

Photo by Brian HoffmanSalem High basketball and football players gathered before the start of a school board meeting on January...

Photo by Shawn NowlinProtestors, demanding he resign for his support of Donald Trump, display signs in front of Rep. Morgan...

Meg Hibbert Contributing writer Winter will be a little less chilly for scores of Salem and Roanoke County residents, thanks...

Shawn Nowlin [email protected] Photo by Shawn NowlinFormer educator Anita Price telling a powerful story about the grace of Dr. Martin...

It’s often said that it takes months to move a lot of dirt. The project at the Field of Dreams...

Photo by Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.Piratebush (Buckleya distichophylla) is a globally rare shrub that thrives at Poor Mountain...

Jenn Gotzon Chandler is an actress who recently, with her husband Jim, went into film production.   Their film The...

The Salem Police Department reported the following people were arrested and charged January 5-11. Arrest indicates an accusation, and defendants...