Local News

By Debbie Adams Progress continues on an economic development project in downtown Vinton with the demolition of three properties at...

By Debbie Adams Governor Ralph Northam is recommending the 87 local elections in Virginia scheduled for May 5, including the...

By Brian Hoffman, sports editor Two William Byrd baseball players have recently announced their college plans. Isaac Fix has decided...

By Debbie Adams Susan Lewis has been teaching music in the Roanoke Valley since 1990. She is much acclaimed as...

By Brian Hoffman, sports editor Sports editor Brian Hoffman It’s now day 29 AG of the coronavirus pandemic. That’s 29...

By Debbie Adams The Thrasher Quilters have been meeting on Tuesday mornings for many years at Thrasher Memorial United Methodist...

By Debbie Adams While members of Vinton Town Council addressed some sobering issues related to COVID-19 at their meeting on...

By Debbie Adams As people across the country struggle to cope with the COVID-19 crisis, singer/songwriter Jon Weems has used...

By Brian Hoffman, Sports Editor It looks like the William Byrd softball team will be the reigning Class 4 champions...

By Brian Hoffman, Sports Editor Vinton’s Megan Grant had her freshman year of softball cut short by the coronavirus, but...