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Youngkin Starts Statewide Food Drive for Shutdown-Affected Virginians

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced the launch of the Virginia Cares Initiative, a Commonwealth-wide food drive to support Virginians impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown. The initiative will...

COVID-19 Vaccine Co-Designer Teresa Lambe to Deliver Lecture in Roanoke

One weekend in January 2020, immunologist Teresa Lambe received an email containing a DNA sequence. Lambe,...

Lawson Awarded 9% Tax Credits for Roanoke Housing Development

Lawson, a leading real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, and management of affordable...

Q&A with Vinton School Board Candidate Amber Reed

The Roanoke Star asked both candidates for the Vinton District School Board race to engage...

Q&A with Vinton School Board Member and Candidate Tim Greenway

The Roanoke Star asked both candidates for the Vinton District School Board race to engage...

Two Weeks Until Opening Day

Cave Spring placekicker Ethan Hafey splits the uprights as holder Reece Kingery and Head Coach Tim Fulton watch during a recent high school football...

The Ultimate Catch

If you see a group of players in the park, running around erratically throwing a Frisbee, don’t assume they’re out for just a casual...

Health Focus of SWVa 5 and 10ks

Runners head down Main Street last Saturday morning for 3.1 and 6.2 mile races through the streets and neighborhoods of Salem. (Can you find...

Using Baseball To Change Lives

Six years ago, Amy Webb, then a student at Glenvar High School, wrote an AP English paper on the impact of baseball in the...

Colonels Look to Reach Greater Heights

Some things change, and some things stay the same. As the William Fleming Colonels begin their preseason practices, they’ll be hoping those words ring...

Bradley and Patriots Get to Work

To say that the Patrick Henry Patriots football program has struggled over the past few years would be an understatement. The school’s last winning...