Years before he was an in-demand producer in LA, Ruchaun Akers Jr. was a student at Roanoke’s Westside Elementary.
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Then & Now: Monument to Black Union soldiers finds a home in Rocky Mount
Months of back and forth about the best location for the monument led to an unexpected solution: It will be installed at the former First Baptist Church in downtown Rocky Mount.
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Cardinal adds Abah, Davis to board of directors
Both new board members bring backgrounds in journalism to the Cardinal board.
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‘Animal Albums,’ Cece Bell’s colorful ode to LPs and their covers, has hit numerous best-of book lists — and spawned its own double album
The Montgomery County author and illustrator recruited musicians to record versions of the songs featured in her kids’ book. Then came the music videos, complete with Ivanna the Iguana.
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Roanoke, meet Sleetwood Mac and Clearopathra, your newly christened snowplows
The city solicited names for its fleet of snowplows. More than 300 submissions came in, and city employees picked a dozen winners.
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Bedford hunter whose treestand accident turned him into a safety advocate dies at 63
Barry Arrington was dedicated to hunter safety activism and support of disabled sportsmen.
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New Roanoke historical marker will tell the story of Edward Dudley, a legal and diplomatic pioneer
The marker will be unveiled Thursday near Dudley’s childhood home in Gainsboro.
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They grew up in the Virginia Baptist Children’s Home. The old property has changed, but their memories remain.
Even as these five alumni were growing up there, the Salem orphanage was adapting to change. Now it faces yet another evolution.
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Roanoke railroad whistle Old Gabriel still silent, but protected
Rail enthusiasts rescued the relic after Norfolk Southern moved out of the shops where it had sounded the beginning and end of the workday, and lunchtime, for decades.
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Smith River Singers kick off holidays with ‘Messiah’
The free performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” which will be held Monday evening, will mark the 10th year for the holiday tradition in Martinsville.