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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...

North Cross Defeated By Blue Ridge School 11-6 in Baseball

North Cross catcher Micajah Lacy forces out a Blue Ridge base runner to thwart an early bases-loaded jam.

Roanoke Rampage on the Loose – For Charity

A new team composed of players from local law enforcement and firefighting/rescue agencies played the second of two home games at Salem Stadium...

First Blue Ridge Marathon Makes Roanoke a Runner’s Haven

As the first-ever Blue Ridge Marathon and half marathon wound up on Saturday, it seemed there were runners milling about everywhere downtown. Many...

Roanoker Named to United States U20 National Team

Roanoke Star player, Parker Walsh, has been named to the United States U20 National team.  Parker is currently playing for Karlsruhe SC in...

William Byrd Defeats Hidden Valley 2-0 in “Strike Out Cancer” Softball Saturday

William Byrd scored a run in the bottom of the first and it proved to be the game winner as the Terriers improved...

Cave Spring Opens River Ridge Softball with 7-2 Win Over Salem

Cave Spring came back from a 2-run deficit with 4 runs in the fourth and 3 more in the fifth to pick up...