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Cave Spring Baptist Church Celebrates 150 Years of Ministry

In an age where a business or organization may be open one day and out of business the next, the issue of resilience is key. On September 7, Cave Spring...

Cox Employees Award $15,000 to Roanoke Nonprofits

Cox Communications employees have awarded a total of $15,000 in grants to three local nonprofits,...

SNAP cuts put 450k Virginia families at risk; PORCH Roanoke fills the gap

Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are putting Virginia families and food...

Roanoke’s 3rd annual Save a Life Day joins 50-state effort to provide overdose solutions

On September 25, 2025, all 50 states will host free naloxone events for Save a...

What Hokies need to know for Saturday’s matchup against Wofford

Dear Hokies — We’re looking forward to another exciting Saturday football game as Virginia Tech takes...

Lutz Named New Head Football Coach at William Byrd

William Byrd High School Principal Tammy Newcomb has named Bradley Lutz as the new head football coach for the Terriers.  Lutz replaces long-time head...

Rail Yard Dawgs Look For Christmas Push In SPHL Standings

The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs will be looking for a bag full of presents from Santa heading into their final 8 games of 2018. Nearly...

Wild Bill’s Sports Roundup!

Well, here we are. The annual Wild Bill holiday edition. Many readers have been asking for help with their holiday shopping, and as usual, I've...

Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame Taps Pair of Local Legends

At first glance, the 2018 class of the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame looks to be of Biblical proportions. After all, they inducted a...

Botetourt Sweeps Tabb For Class 3 State Volleyball Championship

Area volleyball purists pointed to last Tuesday's Class 3 state volleyball semifinal win by Lord Botetourt over Hidden Valley in a 3-2 overtime thriller...

Ninth Annual Dave Ross Bowl To Support Youth Football And Cancer Research

Many college football teams are still battling for wins to become bowl eligible. On Sunday afternoon, November 11th, seven area teams who are already bowl...