Vinton Town Council met in Chambers on June 20. Prior to the meeting, several members toured. the nearby Vinton History Museum to gain a better understanding of an agenda item on helping. to fund the installation of a cargo lift at the museum– the historic Upson House– which is owned...

Pastor Seong Jae Jo, who has served as Associate Pastor and youth minister at Thrasher. Memorial United Methodist Church in Vinton for four years, was ordained as an Elder during the. Virginia Annual United Methodist Conference in Roanoke on June 17. He has also served as. pastor for the Thrasher...

If you are old enough, you will remember when virtually every high school class involved the. traditional lecture approach. That’s not what you will find in the classes taught by Rusty. Galbreath. He teaches Ecology (along with a couple of physics classes) at William Byrd High. School. He and...

William Byrd High School had players in all spring sports represented on All-Region 3D teams, but. the most by far came from the 17-3-2 girls’ soccer team. Of seven Terriers who made first team All-Region,. five came from the soccer team. In addition to being first team all-region senior...

Hunter Sipe, a 2022 graduate of William Byrd High School and a product of the Terrier. baseball program, saw lots of time on the mound for VMI as a freshman. The 6’1”, 185 pound lefty appeared in 23 games for the Keydets, pitching 36 and a third. innings....

Renowned local artist Walt Hodges partnered with the Roanoke Drop-In Center, a program of. the Council for Community Services, for a benefit show entitled “Just Off the Easel” at the. Garden City Recreation Center on June 11. His goals were to “unite people with his art while supporting...

Ralph Chumley was one of the friendliest and most familiar faces in downtown Vinton, as owner. of Citizen’s Upholstery for over 58 years. He passed away on June 6 at the age of 84. In December 2019, Chumley talked with The Vinton Messenger about his “good and fulfilling.

The Allegheny-Blue Ridge Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) celebrated Flag Day, the Army’s 248th birthday, and new recruits in a ceremony at the Vinton. War Memorial on June 11. Col. (Ret) John Miller, president of the chapter AUSA, was master of ceremonies for the...

The Roanoke Area Youth Softball Association post-season tournaments will be held beginning next Monday at Darrell Shell Park in Roanoke County. In past years the tournament was played at Darrell Shell and the James I. Moyer Complex, but due to construction at the complex in Salem all the games will be held in the county this year.

Vinton Town Council adopted the annual budget for fiscal year 2023-2024 at the June 6, 2023,. Vinton Town Council meeting. The approved budget for this upcoming year totals $14.2 million which includes $1.3 million. allocated for a variety of new projects and over one million dollars dedicated to paving roads...

In 2021 William Byrd’s dynamic pitching duo of Tyler Dean and Isaac Fix gave the Terriers a terrific righty-lefty combination on the mound. Both have gone on to play in college, and two years later they both contributed to their respective teams, Dean at Virginia Tech and Fix at Davidson College.

To satisfy one of the Club’s major objectives, the Vinton Breakfast Lions Club (VBLC) relies on the donation of used eyeglasses for the recycling effort in the Roanoke Valley. To facilitate this effort, the VBLC recently placed a refurbished donation box in the Kroger Pharmacy (Vinton). Previously, the box...

The Virginia High School League announced its 2023 Class 3 all-state girls’ soccer team this week and William Byrd had two girls on the second team. Byrd senior Maddy Simmons was named at forward and senior Sophia Chrisley is the second team goal keeper. Simmons was Byrd’s leading scorer...

The William Byrd girls saw their soccer season come to an end in the Class 3 state quarterfinal round Tuesday. The Terriers lost for just the second time this season when they fell to Charlottesville, 3-0, on Jefferson Highfill Field in Vinton. “They were a tough opponent and we struggled...

The William Byrd boys finished ninth and the girls were 21st in the Class 3 track meet last weekend. Liberty University in Lynchburg hosted both the Class 3 & 4 meets over two days in Lynchburg. Tabb High School won the boys’ championship with 45.5 points, followed by Abingdon with...

Bethany Beecher, who graduated from William Byrd High School on May 23, has announced that she’ll continue her education and play lacrosse at Emory & Henry College. Bethany signed her letter of intent at the Byrd season ending banquet last week as family and teammates looked on. Bethany was...

The Region 3D girls’ soccer tournament championship game is scheduled for Friday and, at press time, the William Byrd girls were hoping to be involved. Byrd was scheduled to play Lord Botetourt on Wednesday night in Daleville with a spot in the final on the line. The game with...

The William Byrd boys are kings of Region 3D after being crowned at the Cave Spring track last Thursday. The Byrd boys won the region track championship and the girls finished third, and this week they’ll send a strong delegation to the state Class 3&4 meet at Liberty University in Lynchburg.

Jennifer and Pretty Paws are the best! Jennifer has been grooming my toy poodles for 11 years and I would never choose anyone else to do so! It’s way past time that she is getting this much deserved recognition! Vinton is beyond fortunate to have her as a business owner!