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Govenor’s “Children’s Cabinet” Gets Eye-opener at Fallon Park
Members of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s appointed “Children’s Cabinet” were in town recently to tour Fallon Park Elementary School. The southeast Roanoke City public school has its challenges, as outlined...
Old Macdonald Had A Farm—And A Tourist Destination, And A Side Business
A report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this fall provides a detailed...
Virginia State Parks To Celebrate The New Year With “First Day Hikes “
Virginia State Parks, managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, will offer special...
Regency Room Restoration Coming
Roanoke’s longest standing fine-dining establishment gets a facelift
To mark the 75th anniversary of the...
GE Partners With Virginia Tech To Improve Wind Energy Efficiency
A new method of manufacturing wind turbine blades, used in the capturing of energy that...
Kiwanis Club Dedicates Greenway Project
The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke dedicated its environmental education project on the Roanoke River Greenway with a celebration last Saturday, one that included the...
Doctor’s Remarkable Recovery Continues
Many years ago, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Bertram Spetzler who practiced at Lewis-Gale, hosted two physician colleagues from Germany, who enjoyed touring the “Easy Street”...
Patrick Henry Grinds Out 35-7 Win In Season Opener Against Hidden Valley
Patrick Henry fans surely were thinking “here we go again” Friday night at Gainer Field. Frustrated last year in a season opening loss to...
WWII Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday at The American Legion
When Anthony J. “Tony” Hehn’s wife Nancy told him to put on his uniform dress shirt last Saturday for a dinner outing, she relays...
Americans For Prosperity Summit in D.C.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP), held their fourth annual “Defending the American Dream” summit in Washington, D.C. last weekend, which happened to coincide with Glenn...
Mayor Bowers Travels to Honduras
On a recent vacation and goodwill trip to the Central American country of Honduras, Roanoke Mayor David Bowers fulfilled his longtime dream of meeting...