Two men recall escaping a tragic outcome
Ben Lockhart and Ervin Farmer are still alive because they decided to drive rather than fly in 1968. Submitted photo.Forty-eight...
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Salem and Roanoke Co. neighbors protest proposed nursing home
Attendees of the Tuesday night meeting look at a map of the proposed nursing home. Photo by Kelsey Bartlett.Around 80...
Read moreWhat’s your experience with(out) Roanoke mail processing facility?
What is Your Experience with the Roanoke, VA, Processing Facility? That’s the question the US Postal Service Inspector General is...
Read moreSpartan Square Kroger introduces ‘ClickList,’ creating 25 new jobs
Jonathan Snyder, ClickList supervisor, demonstrates how electronic devices and six-order carts are used by selectors. Photo by Kelsey Bartlett.Today, Spartan...
Read moreSHS awarded $50,000 Implementation Grant
Salem High School is one of nine schools in the state to be awarded a $50,000 grant by the Virginia...
Read moreAuldridge selected to participate in the DNC
Salem native Nathan Auldridge will travel to the DNC this month.For most of 2005, Nathan Auldridge was a carefree college...
Read moreSalem Fire-EMS to introduce new emblem
The new emblem is designed by Erin Barger of SFD. Submitted photos. The fire department’s current patch will be replaced...
Read moreMartin sworn in, Foley and Givens reappointed
Pictured (from left), are Salem City Council members James Martin, Councilwoman Jane Johnson, Mayor Randy Foley, Vice Mayor John Givens...
Read moreVAMC employees protest privatization of veteran care
Pictured are (from left) union members Margie Loudermilk, President Anita Campbell, and past president, Teressa Altic. Photo by Kelsey Bartlett.Around...
Read moreBeekeepers setting Salem abuzz
Jeremy Hartman shows off the city’s new hive. Photos by Mike Stevens.Downtown Salem is buzzing. Thanks to two men with...
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