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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 free events, including ice cream socials, to celebrate the program that more than 1.6...

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...

Smith Mountain Lake Cleanup Nets 26 Tons of Debris

Community volunteers collected more than 26 tons of debris as part of the 37th Annual...

Northside Wins 17th Annual Civitan Women’s Sportsmanship Award

by Bill Turner The Northside Vikings girls basketball team received the 17th annual Civitan women's sportsmanship award Monday afternoon during a luncheon at The Plantation....

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner High school sports fell victim to the rains in the last week as most games and matches were postponed by the...

Northside Scores Late Run To Edge Cave Spring In Softball 4-3

by Bill Turner Northside plated the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh as the defending state champion Vikings edged Cave Spring 4-3 Monday...

North Cross Rolls In 23-0 Baseball Win Over Roanoke Catholic

by Bill Turner North Cross had their bats afire Monday afternoon as the Raiders coasted to the lopsided win over the Celtics. North Cross plated...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner Baseball is officially underway with the opening day of the major leagues last Thursday and our own Salem Red Sox playing...

Raiders Sweep Celtics in Lacrosse

by Bill Turner The North Cross Lacrosse team took care of business against cross town rival Roanoke Catholic this past week by knocking off the...