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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...

Matt Doughty: From North Cross Raider To NCAA National Champion

Few people saw this coming. Even the athlete himself. In the spring of 2014, Roanoker Matt Doughty was finishing up his senior year at North...

William Byrd Rides Basham’s Ground Game Past Cave Spring 31-10

Friday night's high school opener between William Byrd and Cave Spring turned on a blink of the eye. In the end, Byrd flipped the game...

Numbers Sink North Cross in 54-28 Loss To Nansemond-Suffolk

It was a numbers game Saturday afternoon at Thomas Field on the North Cross campus. Due to injuries, North Cross began the afternoon with only...

Patrick Henry Speed, QB Calfee, Too Much For Hidden Valley In 48-7 Win

The Patrick Henry football team came into Friday night's matchup with the Hidden Valley Titans with expectations this season for speed. Patriot quarterback Quishon Calfee...

Wild Bill’s Sports Roundup!

It's essential to open this column with a salute to Adam Ward, a fellow media member who was a familiar figure on the sidelines,...

High School State Champs Meet National Championship Coach at Roanoke Valley Sports Club

Monday evening at Roanoke Country Club, Karl Kuhn, pitching coach for the UVA NCAA national baseball champs, was joined by members of the Cave...