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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...

PH Slams Door In Fourth Quarter For 56-52 Win Over Greenbrier East

Saturday night's penultimate game in the Lea's Winter Classic basketball matchup between Patrick Henry and Greenbrier East played out for three quarters like a...

Cave Spring Tops Christiansburg 88-52, Hicks Reaches 1,000 Career Points

Tuesday night's temperatures in the mid-20s were conducive for a pot of stew. Inside the Cave Spring gym, the Knights boys basketball team definitely had...

Wild Bill’s Sports Roundup!

2016 is here. Another year has rolled off the calendar. Another twelve months for The Star covering sporting events from high school to professional, another 52...

Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall Of Fame Taps 4 For Class of 2016

The Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame has named four outstanding baseball players and contributors to the game for induction into its Class of 2016. Marion...

Roanoke Outlasts McDaniel 90-84 To Win Cregger New Year’s Classic

Roanoke College had all the Wright stuff Sunday afternoon in the RC Bast Center. Maroon senior Carter Wright led a blistering Roanoke 13-for-23 performance from...

Large Crowds, Local Teams And Big-Name Recruits Highlight Chance Harman Classic

New Year came in with a bang Friday afternoon at the Chance Harman Classic basketball tournament at Floyd County High School. Saturday night, it went...

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