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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...

Rain Again Disrupts HS Football; Cavs, Raiders Undeterred In Week-7

Brook Benton released the classic song "Rainy Night in Georgia" in 1970. 46 bears later, in Georgia, Florida, the Roanoke Valley and all points in...

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Holds Fields of Faith 2016

This past Sunday, Salem Stadium was once again the site of a huge victory for the Roanoke Valley. Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) hosted...

Delays, Downpours Dominate Week-6 High School Football

Rain, rain go away. That was the cry last Friday afternoon as torrential downpours played havoc with our "Big-11" high school football schedule. Three teams found...

Puck Set To Drop For Railyard Dawgs Inaugural Season

It's time to drop the puck. A year after the announcement that professional hockey was returning to Roanoke, the Roanoke Railyard Dawgs are set to...

Wild Bill’s Sports Roundup!

"All's well that ends well" This is, of course, best known from the 1602 Shakespeare play by the same name, with a famous line by...

Putt-Putt National Championship Takes Center Stage In Roanoke

In poker, it's often played, "deuces are wild." It would be hard to argue that aces were running wild the third week of September as...

BOB BROWN: EVIL