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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...

Raiders Look for Encore

As the North Cross Raiders prepare for their opening game against Ben L. Smith, Greensboro, NC on Friday night, one might ask the following...

Knights Hoping for Return to Prominence

It wasn’t too long ago that the Cave Spring Knights were a force to be reckoned with in the River Ridge District. Back in...

Hoops and The Good Word

Players on the Patrick Henry High School basketball squad helped out at the “Reach” clinic, held at PH recently. Calvary Chapel invited the group...

Minor League Football in Salem?

Those in the know in Salem say it was kind of like trying to play football blindfolded, when the United Gridiron Football League posted...

Rec Football is Here!

Players and coaches for the Patriots recreation football program in Roanoke City get ready for a game.  

Titans Seek Reversal of Fortune

Call it a lack of execution, or an inability to make the big play. Call it just plain bad luck. Call it anything you...