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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 holiday. Keep food cool and allergy-safe With temperatures soaring, food can quickly become a safety hazard....

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...

TRIO Programs Empower First-Generation Students Across Southwest Virginia

Karlee Shivley can’t wait to be a Hokie this fall — but there was a...

Lucy Addison High School Named Virginia Historic Landmark

The original Lucy Addison High School, built in 1928 as a segregated high school for...

Commonwealth Games Minigolf Tournament

In a small but skilled field, the first annual Coventry Commonwealth Games Minigolf Tournament proved to be all that it was hyped to be. ...

Big Pitch for Roanoke Valley

The 2010 Coventry Commonwealth Games came to Roanoke beginning with an opening ceremony last Friday night hosted by Olympic Medalist Speed Skater J.R. Celski....

Baseball Tourney Kicks Off Commonwealth Games

The 2010 Coventry Commonwealth Games are in full swing this weekend at venues all over the Roanoke Valley, including Opening Night ceremonies at the...

Pilat Named State Coach of the Year for Fifth Time

Roanoke College Lacrosse Coach, Bill Pilat, was named VaSID College State Coach of the Year.  In addition, seven players were named to the all-state...

ID3 Racers Sweep Through Roanoke

The Independence Day Three - “ID3” - bike races put on another great show for Roanokers last weekend with two races on Sunday...

Mill Mountain Hill Climb Proves More Than “Sufferfest”

Race “Day One” of the ID3 3-day cycling stages proved to be anything but a walk in the park Saturday. The strenuous 1.87...