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Breaking ground for third section of Salem Greenway

SALEM – Greenway supporters grabbed 20 gold-painted shovels to turn a few feet of ceremonial dirt this afternoon for the newest leg of the Roanoke River Greenway in Salem. The 1.5-mile-section in South Salem will run from a parking area and trail head that has been named Riverside Park on West Riverside Drive near the... »

Supervisors Looney and Durling recognized for service

NEW CASTLE – Craig County Supervisors Helen Looney and Jennifer Durling were recognized for their service to the county while on the Board of Supervisors. Helen Looney who represents the Upper Craigs Creek District was elected to the Board in November 2003 and began serving her first term January 1, 2004. She chose not... »

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 of... »

Contract awarded to four-lane Rts. 460-11

SALEM – The Commonwealth Transportation Board has awarded a contract for the four-laning of West Main Street, U.S. 11-460, in Glenvar. The $22.6-million contract was awarded to DLB Inc. of Hillsville. The Salem Times-Register reported in August that DLB had submitted the lowest bid and the contract was expected to be awarded at the next... »

Glenvar Rt. 460 widening construction could start in November

Almost a year after utility lines were relocated, construction could start in November to widen Rts. 460-11 in Glenvar. DLB out of Hillsville was the apparent low bidder after a second round of bids were opened Aug. 25, Virginia Department of Transportation officials said. Nothing will be definite until the contractor’s bonds and other requirements are... »

Board honors winter storm workers

CRAIG COUNTY – Spring is here now but when winter in Craig County was fierce, it brought people together all over the county. It was a case of neighbor helping neighbor in unheard of situations due to the number and intensity of winter storms which began Dec. 18, 2009, and continued through February. With that... »