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Sweet potatoes or yams: What’s really on your Thanksgiving table?

It's harvest season for sweet potatoes in Virginia. Across the southeast, farmers are busy pulling rosy, orange-fleshed vegetables from their fields – but wait, are those actually yams? “No, we...

Virginia NICA Riders Claim 25 Podiums to Close Out the Season

Over the weekend of November 8–9, athletes and teams from 11 states competed in the...

Youngkin Starts Statewide Food Drive for Shutdown-Affected Virginians

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced the launch of the Virginia Cares Initiative, a Commonwealth-wide food...

COVID-19 Vaccine Co-Designer Teresa Lambe to Deliver Lecture in Roanoke

One weekend in January 2020, immunologist Teresa Lambe received an email containing a DNA sequence. Lambe,...

Lawson Awarded 9% Tax Credits for Roanoke Housing Development

Lawson, a leading real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, and management of affordable...

Hidden Valley Opens River Ridge Volleyball With Win

Hidden Valley opened its 2013 River Ridge District volleyball campaign Tuesday night with a convincing 3-game sweep (25-19; 25-15; 27-25) over the Blacksburg Bruins...

Cave Spring’s Fortner makes impressive run in Knights Crossing Invitational

Blacksburg placed five runners in the top-15 to claim the girls team title and Broughton of Raleigh, NC rolled to the boys team title...

Northside Rallies for Comeback Win Over Upstart Titans

The Northside Vikings were ripe for a letdown. Coming off dominating wins against Amherst County and Cave Spring in the first two weeks of the...

Roanoke Catholic Sweeps EastMont; Has Eye on State 3-Peat

  Roanoke Catholic continues its early-season adjustments as the team looks to make a run for a third straight VISAA Division 3 volleyball state championship. Thursday night...

Salem Sox Capture Carolina League Title With Sweep of Potomac

It's not the way you start that's key. It's the way you finish. The Salem Red Sox finished with a bang. Salem capped off an...

Northside Makes Statement in Win Over Knights

Anyone second-guessing the direction of Northside football can breath a sigh of relief. After a season opening win over perennial powerhouse Amherst County last week,...