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Second man dies from three-car crash on Rt. 221

CAVE SPRING – A Bent Mountain man died at the scene, and later, a Pilot man died at the hospital after a three-car wreck this morning on Rt. 221 in the Cave Spring area. Roanoke County Police said Steven P. Key, 52, of Bent Mountain was dead at the scene. Pilot resident James M. McNeil,... »

County breaks ground for one school, prepares to close another

ROANOKE COUNTY – Closing one school and building another. That’s the situation the Roanoke County School Board is in right now, as members helped break ground today for a new Masons Cove Elementary School. The Jan. 29 ceremony came less than 24 hours after school board members and administration faced the ire of parents and... »

A lifetime of memories in stitches

CAVE SPRING – Lorraine Wheeler keeps her life’s memories in stitches. The Cave Spring resident has recorded her years of volunteering for the Bent Mountain First Aid Crew and the Cave Spring Rescue Squad Auxiliary in quilts she pieced and appliqued, then got several church quilting guilds to quilt. All combined, she has about half a... »