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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...

Patrick Henry Downs Battlefield 14-10 in Northwest Region Lacrosse

Patrick Henry roared back from an early 3-1 first quarter deficit to score six unanswered goals for a 7-3 halftime lead, as the...

Cave Spring Wins Over Pulaski County in River Ridge Baseball Tournament

The Cave Spring Knight's field was hit hard by afternoon showers Monday prior to their River Ridge tournament opener against Pulaski County. Then,...

PH Advances in Western Valley Girls Soccer with Win Over GW Danville

If Patrick Henry goalkeeper, Casey Moore, needed to study for final exams, Tuesday evening would have been the perfect time.Moore was hardly interrupted...

Ben Firebaugh Named Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship Winner

Ben Firebaugh, a senior at William Byrd High School, was named the 2010 Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship winner during a presentation Tuesday morning...

Hidden Valley Clinches River Ridge Regular Season Title

Hidden Valley broke open a tight game by scoring three runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to pick up the...

FCS Clinches Regional Title but Falls to Mount Carmel in Quarter Finals

The Faith Christian girls soccer team (14-0-1) picked up another South Region title, winning over the Roanoke Valley Christian Eagles in convincing fashion...