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Chickens OK’d in Salem after impassioned hearing

SALEM – Chickens are OK in Salem. That is, they will be starting July 5, and if current chicken keepers register with city officials by the end of June, pay a yearly $25 fee and follow more than three pages of zoning wording and rules. People who own more than the six hens allowed under... »

$14,000 grant will support fresh foods from market

SALEM – People who don’t have a lot of dollars to spend will be able to purchase twice as much fresh food at the Salem Farmers’ Market this year, thanks to a $14,000 grant from a local foundation. Alan Ronk, executive director of the Foundation for the Roanoke Valley, presented a check to Salem... »

Salem to spend $1.5 million for resource planning software

SALEM – About $2 million. That sounds like a tremendous amount for a small city to spend to get its 100 servers, computers, cameras and other electronic equipment up to speed, talking to each other and storing data as needed. On Feb. 13, Salem City Council authorized City Manager Kevin Boggess to execute a... »

Comcast stays while Salem looks for alternative

SALEM – Salem and Roanoke County officials called a press conference today to announce that while Comcast is still providing cable television to their residents, the two jurisdictions are looking for alternative providers. “We’re with Salem,” proclaimed Ann Marie Green, Roanoke County’s Director of General Services. She echoed what Salem City Manager Kevin Boggess,... »

Comcast fails to connect with Salem

SALEM  – Comcast cable television isn’t willing to make Salem-area viewers a priority, according to Salem City Council members. Representatives of the Maryland-based cable company and their lawyers met with individual council members, the city manager, council’s attorney and others before and after council’s regular meeting Sept. 25. After the closed session concluded around... »

Dogs and people look forward to dog park

SALEM – Right now, it’s only a big dirt lot next to the Salem Animal Shelter. But someday soon, there will be bunches of happy dogs and their people playing at the Salem dog park. There are dozens of parks in the area where people can play. But not dogs. Canines are not permitted... »

Salem Council tightens zoning

SALEM – Tattoo parlors, financial institutions and day care – to name a few uses – won’t be automatically allowed to locate in certain residential areas, after Salem City Council action Monday night. Council took a step forward to reassure residents nervous about business uses encroaching into their neighborhoods. Council voted 4-0, with Council... »

Council approves MLK Day as official holiday for City of Salem

SALEM – Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday is now an official holiday for the City of Salem. Even though it had been on the national and state calendars for several years, until Salem City Council’s action April 26 the day had been a “floating holiday” for city employees. In other words, they could take... »

Council approves contract to contain underground creek

SALEM – After being closed for almost a year, that closed block of South Broad Street could be open before hot weather is gone. One lane of the street next to Brooks-Byrd Pharmacy between Main and Calhoun streets – and the sidewalk on the east side of the street – has been closed since... »