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Three Letter Words spell f-u-n

The name of our team was Three Letter Words. And as anybody who plays Scrabble knows, three letter words played in the right places can win. The game is not so much about spelling big words but about putting those tiles on double word and triple word spaces where you can earn the most... »

Cyndi’s Fashions offers unique & stylish clothing and accessories

VINTON - Tucked in among the other locally owned businesses on Lee Ave. in Vinton is a unique women’s clothing store, Cyndi’s Fashions.  The store offers both new and consignment clothing, with an emphasis on plenty of stylish “bling.”  “I match up jewelry to go with the clothing but I usually only have one jewelry... »

Vinton kicks off the holiday season tonight

VINTON - Vinton will be kicking the Holiday Season off to a good start tonight with the Christmas Parade starting at 7pm, with the theme “A Little Bit Country.”  The parade will start on Gus Nicks Blvd at the old middle school before coming over the hill, then turns onto Pollard St., then it will... »

Dinner club brings families together

VINTON - As the weekend comes to an end, several friends and families in Vinton find themselves at the home of Vince and Evette Bennett on Ashley Court in Vinton.  With chairs and tables laid out in a large circle in the garage they laugh, play music, share gossip from the week, make plans for... »

Vintonites participate in annual Drumstick Dash

VINTON - On Thanksgiving many families will come together and bond over a buffet of food at meals held throughout the day.  It is a day that leaves people as stuffed as the turkey was when it went in the oven.  A day where many will wake up and start their cooking while that first... »

Roanoke loses beloved bouncer “Bear”

ROANOKE - On Friday, November 11 the Roanoke Valley lost one of its most well-known figures.  Michael  Anthony Russell, known to most simply as Bear, passed away from a heart attack at the age of 50.  It is hard to be above the age of 21 in this Valley and not know Bear. Standing 6 foot... »

Flag retirement ceremony honors vets and Old Glory

VINTON - At 2 p.m. on November 10, the stands of William Byrd’s football stadium began filling with people.  Students filed from the school, through the cold and wind, into the stand to sit alongside members of the community.  It wasn’t a sporting event that drew them all together, it was a flag retirement ceremony... »

Town Council hopes ‘Buy Vinton’ initiative will boost local sales

VINTON - Residents of and businesses in Vinton all have a chance to benefit from the new “BuyVinton” initiative this holiday season.  Council passed the resolution declaring November 27-December 3 “BuyVinton” week during their November 2 meeting.  Businesses participating in the program can hope to see an increase in their sales during that week, especially... »

William Byrd cheerleading coach finds herself right at home

VINTON - It shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise when Dee-Anne Dillon was named William Byrd High School’s Head Cheerleading Coach last Spring.  After all, she’s spent her life cheering.  “I have loved cheerleading since the very first time I cheered when I was in second grade” she said recently. Dillon grew up... »

Town council takes meeting to the people

VINTON - Tuesday night, the Vinton Town Council took its message to the neighborhoods with its first in a series of “Council in the Neighborhood” meeting, where council members met Vinton residents in their own backyards to discuss the issues. After years of struggling to attract residents to their bi-weekly meetings, Town Council decided to... »