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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...

A Fun Run For All Ages

More than 120 runners and almost as many spectators met at Roanoke College’s Homer C. Bast Track Tuesday for the second Star City...

Groh, Beamer Speak at Sports Club

The Roanoke Valley Sports Club held their annual pre-season football banquets at Hidden Valley Country Club as members and guests were entertained by the...

Training Camps Open

The first week in August means high school training camps are open for two-a-days. The state champion North Cross School Raiders, who captured a...

World Series Time in Salem

Brent Sowers, center fielder for the Roanoke/Salem Virginians, catches a potential run-scoring fly ball for an out against the opposing Ohio Capitals team out...

Roanoke City Patriots Reach the NABF Wood Bat World Series

A team comprised of mostly Patrick Henry Varsity and Junior Varsity baseball players competed with teams from all over the country in the NABF...

Beamer Has High Hopes for Hokies

On Monday evening at Hidden Valley Country Club in Salem, Virginia Tech Head Football Coach Frank Beamer talked all things Hokies at a meeting...