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Cave Spring Connection, FEATURES 
ROANOKE - Multi-tasking is something women were simply born to do. It is something at which Charlotte Moore is very good. Moore is not only on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors, but she is also a realtor, owner of the landscaping company Dream Scapes, as well as a single mother to two now-grown children,... »
Mastering multi-tasking a rewarding experience for Charlotte Moore
ROANOKE - Multi-tasking is something women were simply born to do. It is something at which Charlotte Moore is very good. Moore is not only on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors, but she is also a realtor, owner of the landscaping company Dream Scapes, as well as a single mother to two now-grown children,... »
Cave Spring Connection, FEATURES, Salem Times Register 
ROANOKE - While doctors recognize the importance of cognitive therapy, and educators talk about it, it is often a subject that is simply discussed. The value of it is always acknowledged but, if you’re trying to seek out someone who offers cognitive learning skills, you can find yourself on a seemingly wild-goose hunt. That was... »
Cognitive therapy sessions provide ‘mental boot camp’ for brain-injured youth
ROANOKE - While doctors recognize the importance of cognitive therapy, and educators talk about it, it is often a subject that is simply discussed. The value of it is always acknowledged but, if you’re trying to seek out someone who offers cognitive learning skills, you can find yourself on a seemingly wild-goose hunt. That was... »
Breaking News, Cave Spring Connection
Trash Collection to Resume Following Act of Vandalism
ROANOKE COUNTY - Trash collection will resume on Wednesday, January 11 – one day after someone vandalized 15 of Roanoke County’s trash trucks. The windshields on the trucks were smashed with what appears to have been a baseball bat. Side mirrors on some of the trash trucks were also destroyed. The damage was discovered Tuesday morning, January... »
Breaking News, Cave Spring Connection
No Trash Collection Today in Roanoke County Due to Vandalism
ROANOKE COUNTY - There will be no trash collection today (Tues. Jan 10) in Roanoke County due to vandalism. Police are investigating after someone smashed the windshields on the County’s trash trucks. The damage was discovered this morning. The trucks are kept behind a secure gate at Roanoke County’s Public Service Center on Kessler Mill Road... »
Cave Spring Connection, FEATURES 
"We've been very impressed with the response we've gotten." - Penny Lloyd, South County Marketing Manager »
New library wows patrons of all ages
"We've been very impressed with the response we've gotten." - Penny Lloyd, South County Marketing Manager »
Cave Spring Connection, FEATURES 
ROANOKE - Before Halloween has even arrived the stores begin filling with decorations and gifts for the upcoming Christmas season. Americans spent $15.8 billion dollars on new decorations in 2005 alone.
Since that time more and more yards have become decorated with a variety of blow-up decorations. Items which range from motorcycle riding Santas, scenes of... »
Christmas tree on Bridle Lane is more than a yard ornament
ROANOKE - Before Halloween has even arrived the stores begin filling with decorations and gifts for the upcoming Christmas season. Americans spent $15.8 billion dollars on new decorations in 2005 alone.
Since that time more and more yards have become decorated with a variety of blow-up decorations. Items which range from motorcycle riding Santas, scenes of... »
Cave Spring Connection, FEATURES, Uncategorized 
ROANOKE COUNTY - If you believe the movie ‘Elf’ then there are only three jobs available for elves: making cookies inside a giant oak tree (dangerous in the dry season), working in Santa’s workshop (also known as “the big show”), and making shoes at night while the old cobbler sleeps. Michael Ruth, who owns the... »
No elves help this cobbler
ROANOKE COUNTY - If you believe the movie ‘Elf’ then there are only three jobs available for elves: making cookies inside a giant oak tree (dangerous in the dry season), working in Santa’s workshop (also known as “the big show”), and making shoes at night while the old cobbler sleeps. Michael Ruth, who owns the... »
Cave Spring Connection, FEATURES, Uncategorized 
ROANOKE - We have all seen the movies and know how the story goes if you want to become a writer. First you get a big grant so that you may quit your job and either travel the world or move to the country where you can immerse yourself in the writing of your novel. ... »
Local author forges her own way and keeps her own voice
ROANOKE - We have all seen the movies and know how the story goes if you want to become a writer. First you get a big grant so that you may quit your job and either travel the world or move to the country where you can immerse yourself in the writing of your novel. ... » COMMENTS
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Va. Tech Shooter is identified
BLACKSBURG, VA - Virginia State Police have identified a Spotsylvania County man as the subject responsible for the murder-suicide that occurred Thursday (Dec. 8, 2011) on the Virginia Tech campus. Investigators have confirmed that Ross Truett Ashley, 22, of Partlow, Va., took his own life approximately a half-hour after fatally shooting... »
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Slain Virginia Tech officer identified
BLACKSBURG, Va., Dec. 8, 2011 – Virginia Tech Police have identified the officer murdered today during a traffic stop on campus as Deriek W. Crouse, 39, of Christiansburg. He joined the Virginia Tech Police Department on Oct. 27, 2007, and served in the patrol division. He is survived by his... »COMMENTS
May God bless this family and watch over them. It's a sad day in VA.
a great feature story.
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