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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 Return to Roanoke Valley

With several events already completed, and this weekend’s high school baseball showcase at Kiwanis Field, the Coventry Commonwealth Games are indeed underway. Between...

Putt-Putt Tournament Brings Out The Best Putters Around

So you think your strong suit in golf is putting? Then take a trip to the Putt-Putt golf course on Peters Creek Road...

Fleming’s Inaugural Hall of Fame

Troy McGeorge, a member of the selection committee that helped choose William Fleming’s Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2010, recalls what may...

A Little Bit of Fenway Comes to Salem

Can’t get enough of the Red Sox, now that Salem’s Class A baseball club is owned by the American League’s fabled Boston Red...

Hidden Valley AA State Champions

It was a very exciting weekend as the Hidden Valley Girls' Tennis Team began in the semi-finals in the Radford VHSL Jubliee on...

Roanoke Star Soccer Player to Carry Banner in World Cup Match

Roanoke Star player Grace Baldridge is attending the World Cup 2010 in South Africa by virtue of entering her name in a contest...