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Roanoke College receives $1.5M endowment gift from trustee Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo ’78
Roanoke College has received a generous $1.5 million endowment gift from Trustee Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo ’78 to support the College’s Center for Studying Structures of Race. The Center for Studying Structures of Race conducts a variety of research, programming and educational activities. Cassullo has been a member of...
Manhunt for ‘New Castle Bigfoot’ continues
Shawn Tolbert, who startled locals in Craig County after engaging state and local police in a now nearly two-week manhunt across Southwest Virginia, is still reportedly at large after being spotted in Montgomery County. Tolbert was the target of a traffic stop on Thursday, Aug. 11 due to his vehicle’s...
Salem Public Library Nook
Need to learn all things about landscaping, gardening, houseplants, etc.? Theresa Baga, the Senior Library Assistant at the Salem Public Library does not have enough time in her day to tell you what she knows. Aside from checking out the vast array of gardening books Baga has curated for the library, now you can step into the Children’s Garden and learn all about the pollinators essential in making our gardens grow and what we can do in our own backyards to help them.
VDOT Roadwatch 8/25/22 update
(NEW 8-19-22) * I-81 EXIT 141 RAMP CLOSURES – On Wednesday night, August 24, through Thursday morning, August 25, and Thursday night, August 25 through Friday morning, August 26, during nighttime hours of 12 a.m. to 5 a.m., ramp closures at exit 141 will be in place on northbound and southbound I-81 for signal work. A new detection strip that will sense a cars presence at the light at the bottom of the ramp will be installed to assist with traffic flow off of I-81.
From the Archives- Boat Poled Up Roanoke River 100 Years Ago
From the 1938 Centennial Edition of the Times-Register. In the first quarter of the past century the matter of river transportation on the Roanoke was a task that engaged the attention of Salemites, and the river from Weldon, N.C. to this point was actually made navigable to the extent that one batteau boat came up the river. However, the scheme was impractical and there is no record of more than one trip being made.
Council denies one special permit, passes another
Salem City Council voted down one special exception application Monday night and passed another by a split vote. Zoning requests filled almost an hour, with applicants and neighbors presenting pros and cons. Barker Salem Homes wants to build a two-family home at 10 School Lane, demolishing and replacing a dilapidated...
Salem teachers report to work
The City of Salem School Division’s talented educators returned to their respective schools on Monday, August 23, to begin final preparations for the start of the 2022-23 school year. Superintendent Curtis Hicks welcomed the teachers and staff members to the annual kick-off convocation at the Salem Civic Center. The...
Welcome to the new Salem High School
As the school year begins, those returning to Salem High School will find themselves in somewhat unfamiliar territory. New pavement sparkles beneath a towering facade bearing the school’s colossal emblem. New lockers, classrooms, floors, ceilings, even entirely new buildings await students in the fresh, shining hallways of their school. The culmination of a 6-year, $30 million project is now achieved: the majority of Salem High School has been completely revamped with cutting edge technology and new architecture to give Salem’s Spartans the next leg up on their academic competition.
Duffy chased his dream of becoming a pro soccer player
Former Salem High soccer standout Paul Duffy was on a mission this summer. He was determined to become a professional soccer player and was close to realizing his dream. At the least, he visited some cool places and had a great experience. Paul played for a team in Puerto Rico...
Salem CC will run at Blacksburg Saturday
The Salem High cross country team will get a look at the Region 4D course when the Spartans run in a meet at Blacksburg High School this Saturday. Salem will run in the “High School Boys & Girls Open 5K” at 11 am. The meet is a late...
GHS runners open at RU
The Glenvar cross country team will hit the road in competition for the first time next Wednesday, August 31, with a meet at Radford University. There will be 13 schools competing over the campus course. For the first time in five years Glenvar won’t be led by Carly Wilkes, possibly...
Sox have 12 game road trip to try and close in on Nationals
The Salem Red Sox embarked on a 12 game road trip Tuesday, hoping to still be in the Carolina League pennant race when they return on September 6th. Salem has six games in Columbia against the Fireflies, a Kansas City Royals farm team, this week. Then, after an off day Monday, they continue on to Augusta for six against the Green Jackets, a Class A team of the Atlanta Braves. Those 12 games will decide how important the seven game series is with Fredericksburg when the Sox return home to close out the regular season.
Spartans go low at Draper Valley, take second at Auburn Hills
The Salem High golfers shot a solid round of golf on Monday at Auburn Hills but lost by 35 strokes. That’s because Blacksburg shot an incredible round of 280. The Bruins’ score was eight under par for the combined four scores. Par at Auburn Hills is 72 and Blacksburg’s Jake Albert went seven under with a 65. The other three counting scores for the Bruins were two rounds of one under, at 71, and the fourth score was a one-over 73.
Glenvar hosts 3RD Monday
The Glenvar golf team will take their turn at hosting the Three Rivers District tour next week when the district teams play at the Hanging Rock Golf Club in Roanoke County. The match is scheduled for Monday, August 29, beginning at 1 pm. The district tour went through Floyd County...
Spartans, Highlanders open football season against tough foes Friday
The Salem and Glenvar High football teams both have their work cut out for them as they open the regular season Friday night with road games. Salem will play at Martinsburg, West Virginia while Glenvar will open at Galax. This will be the third meeting between Salem and Martinsburg in...
Highlanders open volleyball season with three-set win over Bruins
The Glenvar volleyball team wasn’t in mid-season form, but the defending state Class 2 champions played good enough to beat a strong Blacksburg team in three sets Monday. The Highlanders opened the season with a 25-19, 25-14 and 25-16 win at the GHS gym. “Overall I was pleased, because...
Spartans win volleyball season opener at Roanoke Catholic
The Salem High volleyball team opened the season on Tuesday night at Roanoke Catholic with a three set win. Salem beat the Celtics 25-14, 25-16 and 25-18 in the 2022 debut for both teams. Senior outside hitter Kai Bowen led the Spartans with eight kills, and she also had a...
An Elvis sighting in Salem
This week marks the 45th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s passing. Incredibly, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll has now been dead three years longer than he was alive. Elvis Aaron Presley died in Memphis at age of 42 on August 16, 1997. His death occurred just one year after he made his final stops in Salem and Roanoke a year earlier.
Warner & Kaine announce more than $2.1 million in funding to address COVID-19 in rural Virginia communities
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $2,124,300 in emergency rural health care funding to bolster federal support in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding will be provided to the Ledwith-Lewis Free Clinic in Tappahannock, Page Memorial Hospital in Luray, Tazewell Community Hospital in Tazewell, and Wellmont Health System in Big Stone Gap. This funding was awarded through the Community Facilities Emergency Rural Health Care program at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Upcoming: The Shenandoah Valley Gem & Mineral Society’s Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
The 54th Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show of the Shenandoah Valley Gem & Mineral Society (SVGMS) takes place September 16 – 18, 2022 at The Augusta Expo, 277 Expo Road. Fishersville VA (2 PM – 6 PM, Friday; 10 AM – 6 PM, Saturday; 11 AM – 5 PM Sunday). Admission is $4.00 for Adults, $3.00 for Students & Seniors; Children age 12 & under, Scouts & military in uniform admitted FREE! Tickets are good for all three days of the show.
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