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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...

Problem Solving

One of the pleasant aspects of mathematics is that problems have solutions.  As the complexity of mathematics increases there may be more than one...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Wrap Up – High School Football Preview

It's time for the kickoff of another season of Friday night lights (and a few Saturday afternoon shootouts in the North Cross arena) as...

Patience Is A Virtue

 “Patience is a virtue; possess it if you can. Seldom found in woman; never found in man.” Whether or not you agree with this anonymous verse,...

Witnessing To The City

Earlier this summer I had the opportunity to travel to Harrisburg, PA with a group of Junior High Youth from our church.  We met...

Wild Bill’s Sports Roundup

I hope that all you faithful readers don't open this edition of the Wild Bill column to only find a blur. It's not that we...

Cast Your Fears . . . Bishop Quigg Lawrence

If I were to pour truth serum down your throat and ask you this question, how would you respond? Do you have fears and...