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Public meeting on Parkway’s future Sept. 1 at Explore Park

A public meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 1 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Explore Park Visitor Center Auditorium (Milepost 115.1) concerning the future of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The meeting is an opportunity for the public to review and comment on an Environmental Assessment, which may impact the Roanoke Valley Trail... »

Library assistant adds twist to knitting circle

VINTON–For years, Kimberly Burnette-Dean spent her days at Explore Park’s Hofauger House. Like many 19th century housewives, Burnette-Dean’s job was to cook, care for livestock, and spin fiber into yarn. Unlike most housewives, she was doing this for an audience, mostly schoolchildren. Watching her spin raw fiber into yarn at Yack and Yarn at... »