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The Year in Review in Salem

SALEM – Top newsworthy stories in 2011 that captured readers’ attention range from court procedures in the case of abducted 12-year-old Brittany Smith and her murdered mother, to searing heat and the happy announcement for Chick-fil-A lovers that the restaurant was breaking ground in Salem Here is the month-by-month recap of what happened in 2011,... »

Democrat Mumpower announces run for Delegate seat

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 time. Mumpower,... »

Jan. 11 set for special election to fill Griffith’s seat

SALEM – A special election to fill Salem Delegate H. Morgan Griffith’s seat representing Salem and part of Roanoke County will be Jan. 11, scheduled by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell. The governor’s office issued a press release today, setting the January date to fill both the seat of Griffith, who was elected to 9th District... »

Mock election has clerk candidates Oliver, Snider tied

CRAIG COUNTY – The election results are in for a mock election held Friday at Craig County High School – and the students pretty well predicted it. Paper ballots were passed out to all 240 high school students. Of those, 166 students voted in the mock election, giving the high school a 70 percent voter... »

Griffith wins 9th District, plans to keep home in Salem

SALEM – Salem’s delegate in the Virginia General Assembly won’t be that any more. Tuesday voters in the 9th Congressional District elected H. Morgan Griffith, who currently represents Salem and part of Roanoke County in the House of Delegates, to represent them in the United States Congress. Griffith and a powerful Republican lobby defeated 14-term incumbent... »

Griffith will run for Congress

RICHMOND – Salem Delegate H. Morgan Griffith will be running for Congress. With two weeks to go for this year’s session of the Virginia General Assembly, Griffith issued a statement Feb. 26 confirming his intent to seek the Republican nomination for the 9th District seat now held by Democrat Rick Boucher of Abingdon. Griffith also filed... »