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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...

This Christmas Think Small—God Does

But you, O Bethlehem… who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is...

The Unsavory Industry of College Athletics

College athletics is an industry, albeit an unrecognized one.  By hiding their true mission statement colleges and universities, particularly in NCAA Division 1,...

Wild Bill’s 100th Weekly Sports Roundup

This marks the 100th Wild Bill Sports column and with a brief break between football and basketball, it's only appropriate we reminisce a...

Responding to God’s Call – An Advent Reflection on Luke 1:26-38

On December 2, 1937, Minneva Neher was serving as a Church of the Brethren missionary in China, along with Alva and Mary Harsh. ...

Holidays: What to Do?

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us we are left confronting the major celebratory challenges of December: Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa.  Each has special...

Wild Bill’s Weekly Sports Roundup!

Week four of the high school football playoffs continue this weekend as all matchups move to Saturday afternoon. The Salem Spartans now carry the...