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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...

Tanis Steps Down as Knights Volleyball Coach

Five-time state championship coach leaves Cave Spring program after 14 seasons Tamalyn Tanis has announced she is stepping down as the coach of the Cave...

Wild Bill’s Sports Roundup

Well, the column has had time to thaw out after the great snowfall of 2016. That sets the stage for everything from All-Stars to unfavorable...

Maroons Can’t Hook Big Fish In 73-72 Loss To VA Wesleyan

Roanoke College men's basketball team was looking to be the ODAC angler Saturday afternoon at the Bast Center. Unfortunately for the Maroons, the big fish...

Faith Christian 3-Pointers Sink North Cross 49-43

If you can't get through the trees, just go over the forest. That was the route Faith Christian took Friday night in the Jim Muscaro...

Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall Of Fame Inductees At Hot Stove Banquet

There was snow on the ground, but things heated up Thursday night inside the Salem Civic Center for the 25th annual Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall...

Cold Shooting Plagues VMI In 68-56 Loss To Furman

The weekend's winter storm postponed VMI's scheduled Saturday game with UT-Chattanooga because of snow and ice in Lexington. Monday night inside Cameron Hall, a deep...

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