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Rescuers aid hiker’s dog on McAfee’s Knob trail

ROANOKE COUNTY – Roanoke County Fire & Rescue are helping man’s best friend this afternoon, after a 100-pound chocolate Lab became sick on the McAfee’s Knob trail, part of the Appalachian Trail in Roanoke County. According to spokesman Jennifer Conley Sexton, the dog’s owner called 9-1-1 Tuesday afternoon asking for assistance after the dog... »

How did Glenvar really get its name?

Glenvar: The name is affixed to the well-known West Roanoke County community; it’s seen on signs for businesses and the library now under construction; it’s worn by teenagers on green and yellow hoodies. But where, one might ask, did the name Glenvar originate? A recently discovered mention in an ancient newspaper sheds new light... »

Elementary students get pepped up about SOL tests

NEW CASTLE – A giant kangaroo, a famous gobbler and the Craig County Rocket Dog helped get third, fourth and fifth-graders at McCleary Elementary on May 3 excited about upcoming Standard of Learning tests they will take this week. Earlier last week across the mountain, Mugsy, the Salem Red Sox Baseball mascot was doing... »

Guthrie granddaughter

Mark and Shirley Guthrie of New Castle announce the birth of their newest granddaughter. Kaylee Marie Elizabeth Webb was born on April 20 at 12:34 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. She is the daughter of Ben and Marie Webb who live in the Starkey area of Roanoke... »

There’s an empty place in the courtroom these days

There’s an empty space in the courtrooms in Salem and Roanoke County these days. And there’s an enormous hole in the hearts of the people who work there and used to. The missing piece is Murry White, a longtime court watcher for more than 30 years who sat through so many cases that attorneys... »

Air Force cancels Roanoke-area jazz concert due to budget cuts

ROANOKE COUNTY – The free concert by the Air Force Jazz Ensemble has been cancelled, due to federal budget cuts related to the “sequester.” The concert was scheduled for Sunday, March 17, at Cave Spring High School. The local cancellation was announced March 7, by Wendi Schultz, who is Roanoke County Parks & Recreation’s... »

County firefighter charged with abducting girlfriend, shooting handgun

ROANOKE COUNTY – An off-duty Roanoke County Firefighter/Paramedic is in jail without bond today after his girlfriend said he wouldn’t take her home after a party, and shot a handgun inside his truck where he was keeping her against her will. Roanoke County Police identified the suspect as Robert Kelly Stoots, 27, who is... »

Giving identity to forgotten people

SALEM, VA. – Christina Budd follows spidery handwriting faded to walnut brown in giant ledgers of birth records from the mid-1860s. She’s doing detective work to give identity to forgotten people. The Randolph College senior spent her Christmas break searching old record books in the Roanoke County Courthouse for the Salem Museum, looking for... »

Altizer elected Roanoke County Supervisors’ Chairman

ROANOKE COUNTY – Vinton Supervisor Mike Altizer was elected chairman of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors at the board’s reorganization meeting today, Jan. 7. Charlotte Moore, who represents the Cave Spring District, was elected vice chairman.   »

Police hold school shooter exercise

GLENVAR – Gunshots rang out at 8:40 a.m. at Glenvar Middle School today – but it was only an exercise and nobody was hurt. Roanoke County Police cars went tearing up the drive between the elementary school and middle school. More shots were heard near Glenvar High School and officers scrambled to check the... »