Local Stories

~ Virginia will remedy long-standing injustice of disinvestment in Black graveyards ~ Governor McAuliffe recently signed HB 1547 to provide for the...

 The Salem Police Department reported the following people were arrested and charged between May 23-29. Arrest indicates an accusation and...

FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAYS   Salem Host Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., dinner and a program, Salem Civic Center.   EACH TUESDAY...

  Bugler Carter Gill, in Confederate butternut brown, and United Daughters of the Confederacy Southern Cross Chapter member Kim McDonough...

    Photos by Shawn NowlinTracee de Hahn proudly holding up her latest book “Swiss Vendetta”. Author Neil Sagebiel holding...

Photo by Natasha Flores2017 Southernettes gather at Lake Spring Pond for a group photo.     Salem is the 19th ranked...

Contributing writer Thomas Belcher The Roanoke Region’s beer brewing industry continues to grow with the recent announcement that Parkway Brewing Co. will expand its operation...

Photos by Meg Hibbert   JCT resident Ann Zambacca gets a hug from Minnie Mouse. Zambacca’s daughter, Christy Archer, loaned...

  Submitted photosAnna and Grace Mullins proudly point to their pieces of artwork displayed in the Salem Elementary Art Show...

 2017 Calendar features six special events and new weekly discounts Roanoke County’s outdoor aquatics facility, Splash Valley Water Park returns...