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Spirits will walk again in museum’s annual Ghost Walk

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... »

‘Mr. Las Vegas’ meets with Del. Griffith

RICHMOND – House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith, who represents Salem and other parts of Roanoke County, and legendary Las Vegas entertainer Wayne Newton met at the Virginia General Assembly Building Feb. 2. The Las Vegas entertainer who spent his early childhood years in the Roanoke Valley was in Richmond to testify in favor of state... »