Archive for November, 2009

Radford jumped out to an early lead, and then had to hold a fourth quarter rally, in claiming a hard-fought 33-28 victory against George Wythe in the semifinals of the Region C, Division 2 playoffs Friday night in Wytheville. The Bobcats jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead on a 7-yard scamper by Grant... »

SALEM – What could have been chaos was channeled into tightly controlled creativity. In 45 minutes, 252 Salem High School students took over the school’s cafeteria one afternoon last week, snapped on rubber gloves, grabbed bottles of bright yellow, orange and red permanent dye and created pinwheels of color that has the potential to... »

The first time Salem and Christiansburg played a football game it wasn’t settled until after three overtime periods, and it was close to 11 pm before the Spartans headed home. This time, the team that loses will head home for the season. Salem will play host to Christiansburg in the Region IV, Division 4... »

The All-Blue Ridge District football team was recently announced and William Byrd was well-represented. The Terriers had six first team selections, including two boys who were named first team both ways. Seniors Derrick Palmer and Dustin Woods were both two-way first team selections. Palmer was named at quarterback on offense and defensive back on... »

VINTON – Years ago, Patterson began to come across non-profits doing great things for their communities, but were struggling to survive. Without trained staff or the money to hire a consultant, these organizations had no hope of improvement. Vinton resident Annette Patterson, herself an independent consultant, felt she had the means necessary to help... »

The Craig County girls finished 14th among the 16 teams who qualified for the state meet at Great Meadow near Warrenton at the state cross country meet on November 14. Craig coach Kim Kniseley doesn’t see this as “third last.” “I choose to think of it in terms of the nearly 95 group A... »

CRAIG COUNTY – The Craig County Board of Supervisors has literally rescued Christmas tradition for the citizens of Craig County, and the Christmas Parade is on! The New Castle Christmas Parade will be Saturday, Dec. 5, starting at 2 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. Participants should be in place at 1 p.m., parade sponsors said.... »

BLACKSBURG – We apologize for an error in the report about Blacksburg Parade.  The correct date is Friday, December 4th. Schedule of holiday events from the Downtown Merchants of Blacksburg (www.downtownblacksburg.com) December 4th: 4:30- 8:00 pm Winter Lights Festival- Sounds of The Seasons Tuba Christmas is coming to Blacksburg to join in the ‘Sounds... »

Salem City Council rezoned a block of Union Street as Residential-Business Nov. 23, paving the way for a bed and breakfast inn, as well as unifying zoning for appropriate business-type uses in a residential setting of Victorian homes on one of the city’s oldest streets. In a unanimous 5-0 vote, Council approved a request... »

For more than 34 years, two sisters kept their promise to their mother that they would look after their disabled brother. And Sadie Hardy and Marie Smith did, right up until the time James “Brother” Garfield Parker Jr. died on Sept. 14. Brother, known to many as “Bubby,” was the longest-time resident of Richfield... »