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Sweet potatoes or yams: What’s really on your Thanksgiving table?

It's harvest season for sweet potatoes in Virginia. Across the southeast, farmers are busy pulling rosy, orange-fleshed vegetables from their fields – but wait, are those actually yams? “No, we...

Virginia NICA Riders Claim 25 Podiums to Close Out the Season

Over the weekend of November 8–9, athletes and teams from 11 states competed in the...

Youngkin Starts Statewide Food Drive for Shutdown-Affected Virginians

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced the launch of the Virginia Cares Initiative, a Commonwealth-wide food...

COVID-19 Vaccine Co-Designer Teresa Lambe to Deliver Lecture in Roanoke

One weekend in January 2020, immunologist Teresa Lambe received an email containing a DNA sequence. Lambe,...

Lawson Awarded 9% Tax Credits for Roanoke Housing Development

Lawson, a leading real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, and management of affordable...

Hidden Valley Clinches River Ridge Regular Season Title

Hidden Valley broke open a tight game by scoring three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to pick up the...

FCS Clinches Regional Title but Falls to Mount Carmel in Quarter Finals

The Faith Christian girls soccer team (14-0-1) picked up another South Region title, winning over the Roanoke Valley Christian Eagles in convincing fashion...

Raiders Win 2010 State Lacrosse Championship

The North Cross School Varsity Lacrosse Team won the Division III VISAA (Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association) State title after defeating Wakefield School,...

Northside Prevails In Battle of Softball Pitching Giants

It was a rematch that Roanoke area high school softball fans had been waiting for. Northside, with phenom Lauren Boitnott sporting a perfect 0.00...

Cosmo Track Meet Saturday at Salem HS

The 45th Annual Cosmopolitan Invitational Track and Field Meet was held at Salem High School last weekend. The track meet, which is officially...

North Cross Defeats Trinity School 9-3 Heads to VIC Div 3 Lacrosse Final

North Cross used a swarming defense to shut down the Trinity School offense Tuesday afternoon in winning the VIC Division 3 lacrosse semifinal...