Archive for November, 2010

They call it the ripple effect. Someone makes the smallest action, such as dropping a pebble into a pond, and the ripples go on and on. Lora Manning Trout must have dropped in a boulder, because her ripple effect is causing a movement throughout the Roanoke Valley. With a Facebook page called Promote Commotion,... »

VINTON–There are only a select few people in the world who have ridden in a racecar going 165 mph, or thrown out the first pitch of a professional baseball game.  Almost as rare is the chance to spend a day with a broadcast journalist or a town mayor, to fly along as an aerial... »

SALEM – The two people Jeana Moore is most looking forward to seeing at the completion of her almost 8,000-mile planned walk from Washington State to New York City in January are her 3-year-old granddaughter Jada – and a young man from Germany that the little girl has never met, but who saved her... »

GLENVAR – Western Roanoke County will have a welcoming gateway by the time the U.S. 460-11 widening project is completed in about 1-1/2 years. That’s what Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Chairman Butch Church is looking forward to. Church voiced those sentiments at the official groundbreaking for the project Nov. 17, held in front... »

CRAIG COUNTY  – Craig County middle and high school students recently got a glimpse into what the future might hold for them depending upon the choices they make in life. This is the second year Craig County schools participated in the Reality Store, a program designed to give students real life experiences they will... »

Msg. John “Carson” and Susan Wilson of Salem proudly announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Nicole Wilson, to Coty T. Stockton, son of Cheryl Stockton of Salem and Michael Stockton of Floyd. Amber is the granddaughter of Tommy and Justine McKee of Vinton and the late Rev. John L and Zola Wilson of... »

SALEM – Parent Artice Ledbetter has been named to the Salem School Board to fill the seat being vacated the end of this year by longtime member William Sinkler. Salem City Council unanimously approved Ledbetter Monday night, along with reappointing School Board Member Sally Southard. Sinkler’s term will end Dec. 31. Ledbetter and her... »

The basketball and wrestling seasons are underway at Andrew Lewis Middle School and the teams have met with mixed success. The boys broke into the win column Tuesday and the girls have won three straight. The boys lost their first four games but broke out of it Tuesday with a 33-31 win over Pulaski.... »

ROANOKE COUNTY – The owner of Ginger’s Jewelery has announced she is running for the 8th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, previously held by H. Morgan Griffith of Salem. Democrat Ginger Mumpower was expected to be nominated by the local Democratic Party caucus scheduled Tuesday night after this week’s early press... »

SALEM – Police are asking for help from the community in locating two young men who approached an 11-year-old boy walking in his neighborhood last week. A mother who was driving and saw the truck reported she saw two young white men, about 19 or 20 years old, who appeared to be trying to... »