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FRED FIRST: No Peace With The Winds of Winter

This post revisits a post from 2011 (and originally from maybe 2004) where the wind was the dominant feature of our winter days. This, I might add, was a complaint...

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum To Be Open on Saturdays

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum will be open starting Saturday, January 18....

City of Roanoke Elevates Emergency Response with Cutting-Edge Technology

In the heart of Roanoke’s bustling 911 Center, a quiet revolution is reshaping how emergency...

Where 2024 Voter Turnout Was Highest And Lowest in Virginia 

 Virginia saw its lowest overall voter turnout in a presidential election since 2000, although over...

Transportation Institute Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Trucking Education Grants

Safety is not only for truck drivers, but also the drivers around them. The Virginia Tech...

Wild Bill’s Sport’s Roundup – Sponsored by Loudmouth

  Predicting has its ups and downs. Even with the best Ouija Board anywhere around, you're never sure when an outside force may intervene. It couldn't...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup!

I guess we'll call it the Loudmouth effect. After introducing Loudmouth as " the official sportswear of the Wild Bill Column " last week, I...

Wild Bills Weekly Sports Roundup!

This Friday night we enter week-four of  the high school football season and the stars have lined up in a most unusual fashion. We have...

Wild Bill Turner’s Sports Roundup

Well, well, well. I think I'm onto The Chief's shenanigans. Earlier this year I laid down the challenge if I had a perfect prediction week,...

Lessons From The World’s Greatest Greeter

My first encounter with Willie was around 4 years ago.  My granddaughter was living with us quite a bit and my mornings began with...

Wild Bill’s Sports Weekly Sports Roundup

Well, week-one has to be considered a success on the prediction front with only two misses in qualifying games. There's little doubt this year's...