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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... »

Romney rouses the faithful and the curious in Salem

SALEM – Nine-year-old Brendan Bell was excited about meeting Gov. Mitt Romney. “It was pretty cool. I got to shake the hand most likely of the next president of the United States,” he said, as he and brother Aidan, 7, were leaving Republican Presidential Candidate Romney’s rally in Salem. The boys came from Botetourt... »

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... »

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,... »

Pace, Gerald “Jerry”

Gerald Michael (Jerry) Pace Sr., 78, passed away suddenly on April 18, 2012, at his home in Salem. Jerry was born in Pulaski on Jan. 7, 1934, to the late Willard Harvey Pace and Blanche Hinson Pace. He attended Pulaski High School, and graduated from Hampden-Sydney College. He was a husband, father, grandfather,... »

Chickens could be OK in Salem

Backyard hens could be OK in Salem, if a proposed amendment to the Urban Agriculture section of the city's Comprehensive Plan passes later this summer. »

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... »

Council meeting tonight will be 1 hour early, in Council Chambers

SALEM – Salem City Council’s meeting tonight will be 1 hour earlier than usual, at 6:30 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be in the regular place: Council Chambers at the rear of Salem City Hall on North Broad Street. Council is meeting early in order for Salem High School students to... »

Comcast plans to go digital

SALEM – Television viewers who are already upset with Comcast are likely to be more so, after the cable company completes its planned move of all its channels to digital format later this month. That means subscribers in the Salem and the Glenvar areas won’t be able to see what are now analog cable... »

Greenway gets state grant for extension

SALEM – By the time trees are budding out along the Roanoke River in South Salem next spring, the Roanoke River Greenway will run along the water another 1.2 miles. Bids are due to be opened Friday, Sept. 30, and shortly afterward, the contract is expected to be awarded for the stretch along Riverside... »