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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... »

Jamie Garst named assistant principal at Andrew Lewis Middle School

SALEM – Salem High School science teacher and baseball coach Jamie Garst has been named an assistant principal at Andrew Lewis Middle School, with his new job starting July 1. Garst’s appointment was announced today, April 25, by Salem School Superintendent Dr. Alan Seibert. Garst was Salem High School’s varsity baseball coach for the... »

Kite festival gets blue skies

SALEM – Clear blue skies and a brisk wind made for a perfect weekend as a huge crowd attended the 15th annual Blue Ridge Kite Festival at Green Hill Park in Roanoke County. The festival welcomed cars from several nearby states along with the kite kids of all ages who attend every year from... »

Couple chooses home births for their babies

CRAIG COUNTY – Early on a Saturday morning, Phebe Grace Makhaira Dellinger finally met the family who had been waiting for her for nine months and 10 days. And once she made up her mind, Phebe wasted no time getting here, arriving only 90 minutes after her mother woke up dreaming she was in... »

Three sets of champions!

SALEM – Three non-sports teams at Salem High School got the traditional escorted parade down Main Street last weekend, after the Forensics team, “Laconian” yearbook and “Delphi” literary magazine returned victorious with state and national awards, respectively. • “Delphi” Literary Magazine wins its first Silver Although the yearbook and forensics teams had won before,... »

More porn charges filed against volunteer coach

SALEM – Four more pornography charges have been filed against a former volunteer volleyball assistant coach who is accused of secretly videotaping girls changing clothes in the coach’s home. A videotaping pin camera was found at the home of Dewayne Thomas Barger, Salem Police said. He was a volunteer volleyball assistant coach for Salem... »

Scott Habeeb, Debbie Carroll move up as SHS, West Salem principals

SALEM – Scott Habeeb and Debbie Carroll are moving up from their assistant principal positions to become principals of Salem High School and West Salem Elementary, respectively. They were approved last night, Feb. 26, at a special meeting of the Salem School Board. On July 1, Habeeb will take over from John Hall, and... »

Salem High School principal will leave with Class of 2013

SALEM – When the Salem High School Class of 2013 graduates in June, so will their principal. And like some of those students, C. Littlejohn Hall isn’t quite sure what he will be doing next after he officially retires June 30. His wife, South Salem Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Linda Hall, is retiring then,... »

Fun, affordable formal wear sale Saturday

SALEM, VA – Affordable formal wear will be on sale tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 2, at Salem High School, and the sale is open to anybody in the Roanoke Valley. Short and long dresses, shoes and handbags will be offered in the school’s cafeteria. The items are put up for sale by other young people... »

Inauguration provides lifetime excitement for Salem residents

WASHINGTON, DC – Even though she took photographs, the images from Monday’s inauguration of President Barack Obama are etched on her mind. “It was one of those things you don’t really have to take pictures to remember it,” Salem High School senior Sarah Gobble said. Gobble and her mother, Katie Elmore, had seats at... »