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Council ‘disgusted’ by state, feds lack of support for schools

SALEM – Individual council members didn’t know whether to be angry or upset by the shortage of state and federal money for schools. Mostly, they were disgusted. They expressed their dismay at the April 22 Salem City Council meeting after Salem School Board Chairman Sally Southard explained how her board had to slash the... »

Chick-fil-A fans camp out for Salem opening

SALEM – Jenn Wilson grinned widely as she got the first warm chicken biscuit from the Salem Chick-fil-A restaurant early Wednesday morning. The restaurant on West Main Street wouldn’t even be open to the public until the next day, June 7. And there are more of the restaurant’s chicken sandwiches in Wilson’s future, 52,... »

Chickens could be OK in Salem

The feathered flap over chickens could be over and backyard hens be legal in residential areas of Salem, if a proposal discussed by Salem City Council in a work session April 23 passes later this summer. Under proposed changes to to the Salem Comprehensive Plan, single-family households could keep up to six hens –... »

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 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... »

Rt. 460-11 widening promises to ease congestion

GLENVAR – Western Roanoke County will have a welcoming gateway by the time the U.S. 460-11 widening project is completed in about 1-1/2 years. That’s what Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Chairman Butch Church is looking forward to. Church voiced those sentiments at the official groundbreaking for the project Nov. 17, held in front... »