The Dip and Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes also part of lineup additions announced on Thursday.
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Then & Now: The Roanoke River Greenway inched closer to completion this year, with the opening of almost 3 more miles of trail
Roanoke County and Salem just opened a 0.6-mile section of the West Roanoke River Greenway. A larger section in the east should open in the spring.
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A Pearl Harbor ‘miracle’ makes its way from Martinsville to Blacksburg
A 1939 Buick that survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor now belongs to a man in Martinsville. It will be on display Sunday at the new World War II museum in Blacksburg.
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Alicia Silverstone offers reward of up to $50,000 for information on baby giraffes missing from Natural Bridge Zoo
A judge has ruled that the two missing animals belong to the state. The actress is a longtime advocate for PETA.
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Danville Historical Society works toward reopening after abrupt closure earlier this year
The nonprofit is the keeper of hundreds of thousands of historic artifacts, documents, newspaper clippings and photographs tracing Danville’s tobacco legacy, its civil rights movement, the rise and fall of Dan River Mills, its Native American history and much more.
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FAHI Museum honors America’s 250th with new painting honoring the contributions of Black soldiers
The piece by Danville artist Clevester Woods will be unveiled at the Martinsville museum Tuesday afternoon.
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Tedeschi Trucks Band, My Morning Jacket set to headline FloydFest
Larkin Poe, The Word, lower ticket prices and more are part of the initial lineup announcement from event organizers.
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Botetourt County moves its Confederate monument
The monument, which is going to a new location, is notable because it’s one of the few markers that makes a reference to Reconstruction.
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Botetourt woman discovers a footlocker in her basement once belonged to a former Virginia governor
A military footlocker that once held the belongings of former Gov. Linwood Holton Jr. while he served in the U.S. Navy more than eighty years ago was recently returned to the late governor’s family — his daughter Anne Holton and her husband, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine.
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FloydFest promoters to launch 1,200-seat music venue in downtown Roanoke
The Exchange Music Hall will be in the old First National Exchange Bank that is being turned into a hotel and restaurant complex.