By Staff Writer
CAVE SPRING - Most 15 year olds have a Facebook page. Many are on Twitter and blog. Logan Turner however has his own website in addition to blogs, a Twitter account, and a Facebook page dedicated solely to his wrestling. That’s right, this teen is a serious wrestler.
“I got into wrestling as a way to...
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By Staff Writer
CAVE SPRING – Any given day when you read or listen to the news you will see a tragedy; someone who didn’t deserve what happened to them; something horrible that has happened. You will hear things like “What is wrong with our world?” and “Nobody cares.”
It’s easy to become cynical and pessimistic. However,...
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By Staff Writer
ROANOKE COUNTY & SALEM - Last week, students at Salem High School raised almost $9,000 for 15-year-old Kendall Bayne, who attends their rival, Cave Spring High School.
Two days later, a picture-perfect afternoon provided the backdrop Sunday as a fundraiser for Kendall Bayne attracted hundreds of supporters.
Several weeks earlier, students from Alleghany County High School gave...
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By Meg Hibbert
GLENVAR – A young Glenvar woman who first attracted national attention for her giant bubblegum bubbles has been crowned Miss Harrisonburg USA.
Arielle Rosmarino was crowned Aug. 6. Now the pageant winner who will turn 20 on Saturday has her sights set on becoming Miss Virginia USA. After that, “I want to be Miss USA,”...
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By Staff Writer
NEW YORK - The years of teenage rebellion are normally something parents dread. For John and Dora Cunningham of Roanoke County rebellion from their son, Eric, came in a more unexpected form.
“Both of my parents are immigrants (from Mexico and Ireland) and as non-citizens they can’t vote and didn’t have an interest in doing so. ...
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By Meg Hibbert
GLENVAR – Candidate Joe “Butch” Church is going to the dogs. Well, dog, to be specific.
Midas, a special golden retriever, is starting to accompany Church at appearances while the chairman of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors is campaigning. Midas carries a basket with Church literature. And the 3-year-old dog is always a hit.
Midas is a...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – The doctors will be in the house – The Rhythm Doctors, that is.
Members of the 1970s Salem rock-and-roll band which usually gets back together only one time a year will play a benefit dance on Saturday, April 9.
So why now? “I feel strongly about Apple Ridge Farm,” said lead singer Joe Yates,...
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By Meg Hibbert
SALEM – Gen. Andrew Lewis looked in fine form – for a man who has been dead for almost 230 years.
Salem’s favorite American Revolutionary patriot and other legendary figures will rise again in the Salem Museum Ghost Walk on Oct. 23 and Tuesday, Oct. 26. The “ghosts” will tell their stories in East Hill Cemetery...
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By Kristin Adams
CAVE SPRING–They say that music is a universal language, and for three students from Opole, Poland, that may be true. In words, much of what they said got lost in translation. When they picked up their instruments, though, the music theory students at Cave Spring High School knew exactly what was being said.
The three...
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By Submitted
Cave Spring High School will host their fourth annual “Knights In Training” event for all upcoming ninth graders on Thursday, August 5, 2010 from 2:00-5:30 pm., followed by a cook-out from 5:30 pm-6:00 pm.
The purpose of this event is to introduce the new ninth graders to the high school prior to the beginning of...
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