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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...

Playoff Seeds Set For “Big-11” High School Teams

Whether you're staying close to home or warming up the bus, it's time for playoff football for eight of our "Big-11" teams, beginning this...

Hidden Valley Tops Cave Spring 23-22 In Southwest County Football Rivalry

Hidden Valley High School football coach Scott Weaver has an analytical saying. "If something happens once, it might be a fluke. It it happens two...

Dave Ross Bowl Scores Big For Kids And Charity

Sunday afternoon at Dwight Bogle Stadium in Southwest Roanoke County, overcast skies had event director K.C. Bratton keeping his fingers crossed that the possibility...

FCA Announces Induction of Roanoker Into National Hall of Champions

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) recently announced that five partners and supporters of the world’s largest international sports ministry will be inducted into its...

Wild Bill’s Sports Roundup!

Well, here we are in early November. My countdown to Christmas continues with less than seven weeks to the big day. Yes, I've purchased my...

Rail Yard Dawgs Nab Road Win; Seven Game Home Stretch Next

Road games in professional hockey can be brutal. Long bus trips, altered routines and playing in front of a hostile crowd. Roanoke found those just to...

BOB BROWN: EVIL