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A century of FFA leadership, born at Virginia Tech

When first-year student Grayson Long walks across Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus, she knows she’s treading the same ground where the organization that shaped her life first began. A past Virginia...

Dunkin’ Foundation Awards $7,000 to Carilion Children’s Hospital

The Dunkin’ Joy in Childhood Foundation, together with Roanoke-area Dunkin’ franchisees, this past week awarded...

TAP’s VITA Clinic Honored with Statewide Award for Community Service

Total Action for Progress (TAP) is calling on community members to volunteer with its free...

Carilion Roanoke Memorial Opens Expanded Emergency Department Waiting Room

The newly renovated Emergency Department (ED) waiting room at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital is now...

Roanoke Valley Preservation Awards Set for Nov. 19

The Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation celebrates the efforts of individuals, non-profit organizations, community groups, and...

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...

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...