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Experts offer tips to keep teens engaged – and off screens – this summer

While summer may provide teens with a much-needed break from the classroom, it often comes with a heavy dose of screen time and perhaps some boredom. Virginia Tech experts...

Roanoke Marks 90 Years of Social Security with Free Ice Cream Event

The 90th anniversary of Social Security is on August 14, and AARP Virginia is holding...

Bubba’s 33 Roanoke Supports Veterans with Burger Sales

Throughout July, Bubba’s 33 will partner with Homes For Our Troops to raise money to...

Four things to remember as you celebrate the Fourth of July

From fireworks to food preparation, Virginia Tech experts offer practical advice for enjoying this week’s...

Roanoke Offers $7.76 Holiday Admission at Parks and Rec Centers

Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism invites the community to celebrate Independence Day weekend with...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner We’re into the final two days of high school spring sports and, if Roanoke is to get any state championships in...

Viking Comeback Stuns Cave Spring In State Quarterfinal

by Bill Turner Cave Spring was on cruise control. Northside was grasping at straws. Then, the turnaround of the season took place at Knights Field. Northside,...

Cave Spring Advances With Win Over Patrick County in Region IV Baseball Tournament

  by Bill Turner Cave Spring jumped out to an 11-1 lead after three innings, and the Knights advanced to the Region IV semifinals with the...

Knight’s First Inning Rally Sinks Richlands in Region IV Softball

  by Bill Turner Cave Spring, keyed by a bases-loaded triple by Lauren Roach, plated five first-inning runs to back the strong pitching of Taylor Asimakopoulos,...

Knights Advance In Regional Soccer With 3-2 Win Over Tunstall

by Bill Turner Cave Spring jumped out to a 3-1 lead and held off a late Tunstall charge as the Knights advanced in Region IV...

Title Town Crowns Another Champ

by Gene Marrano Salem’s Moyer Sports Complex was the site for the NCAA Division II Softball Championships, held over the Memorial Day weekend. The University...