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Lost documents from 1912 Carroll County courthouse shoot-out found

by Ralph Berrier Jr. May 25, 2022May 25, 2022

The documents were found in the basement of the Wythe County Courthouse and have now been returned to Carroll County.

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Aspiring dentist from Danville first aims for football career in Canada

by Judy Owen May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

A school program got Malik Clements interested in dentistry. But now the former Danville star eyes a second season in the Canadian Football League.

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Roanoke College’s Blair named ODAC offensive player of the year

by Doug Doughty May 19, 2022May 19, 2022

Doug Doughty’s weekly college sports notebook.

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Denied school by Massive Resistance, she’s now graduating college at 67

by Lisa Vernon Sparks May 12, 2022May 11, 2022

Vera Morton started school five years late due to school closure. It’s taken decades to catch up. Now she wants to write a book.

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There’s no break in college athletics

by Doug Doughty May 12, 2022May 11, 2022

The latest installment of Doug Doughty’s college sports notebook.

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‘Great Expectations’ program helps a ‘forgotten group’ go to college

by Michael Hemphill May 10, 2022May 9, 2022

The program is aimed at foster youth who, upon reaching adulthood, often have no support network.

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A quest to remember Roanoke’s nameless dead

by Randy Walker May 6, 2022May 5, 2022

City council member Joe Cobb seeks to identify those whose graves were dug up and reburied in a cemetery marked by a single tombstone.

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From bad to worse

by Doug Doughty May 5, 2022May 4, 2022

A bus breakdown and lightning plague Roanoke College-Shenandoah lacrosse match. More in this college sports round-up.

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Celebrating Appalachia’s heritage, block by block

by Megan Schnabel May 3, 2022May 2, 2022

Project Heritage Quilt honors the stories of Wise and Dickenson counties and will be unveiled next week at a Richmond museum gala. But creator Amy Tetterton doesn’t want to stop there.

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These musicians collect instruments for those who lost theirs in natural disasters

by Randy Walker May 2, 2022May 1, 2022

Bill Hudson of Franklin County and Al Coffey of Roanoke lead a two-man effort that since 2005 has collected and donated hundreds of musical instruments to victims of natural disasters and others in need.

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