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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 drive to support Virginians impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown. The initiative will...

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...

Q&A with Vinton School Board Candidate Amber Reed

The Roanoke Star asked both candidates for the Vinton District School Board race to engage...

Q&A with Vinton School Board Member and Candidate Tim Greenway

The Roanoke Star asked both candidates for the Vinton District School Board race to engage...

Patrick Henry Falls to Franklin County

  The PH Girls Tennis Team fought hard but came up just short of the WVD Title on Friday afternoon, falling in a heartbreaker to...

PH Girls Softball Come Off Break Looking for More Success

The Lady Patriots went into spring break on a 4 game winning streak most recently beating the William Fleming Colonels 16 - 0...

North Cross Topples Cave Spring 13-6 In Lacrosse Rematch

by Bill Turner North Cross jumped out to a 7-3 halftime lead and never looked back as the Raiders defeated the Cave Spring club lacrosse...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup

by Bill Turner Did you miss me? This column took last week off as high schools enjoyed the spring break. But, everything is back...

Liberty Christian knocks off Raiders 7-4

by Bill Turner Liberty Christian used the long ball to overcome an early deficit in defeating North Cross 7-4 at Porterfield Field last Friday afternoon. Liberty...

PH Boy’s Perform Well in Milestat Elite Track Meet

Six of the PH Boy's track team athletes competed in the Milestat Elite Track Meet in Richmond last weekend. There were some notable...