Events will include a performance by L2Ork, a Linux-based laptop band, and the debut of an original piece for live drum and spatial audio.
Culture
Despite the clouds, some saw the eclipse
Here’s how readers saw the eclipse (if they could). You can share yours, too.
Anyone can claim it but only one can be it: Franklin County takes moonshine capital title
A friendly debate in Martinsville pitted Franklin County against Wilkes County, North Carolina, for the honor.
Court delays ruling on cost of caring for animals seized from Natural Bridge Zoo
The zoo said the state was asking for “extortionate amounts of money,” but no figures were discussed in court and the case was put off until June.
Who deserves the title of moonshine capital? Join the debate.
Two moonshine enthusiasts are gearing up to debate the true birthplace of the popular spirit: Franklin County, Virginia, or Wilkes County, North Carolina. The Martinsville event is free and open to the public.
‘Thunder in the Hills’: Play about Carroll County shootout gets another day in court
The play about the 1912 courthouse shootout that left five dead is being staged for perhaps the final time.
Officials, firefighters who rescued bear cub from brush fire receive recognition from PETA
The black bear cub was taken from Wythe County to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro, where he is doing well.
County Sales, a music store that became a Floyd institution, will close after almost 60 years
The store, which specializes in bluegrass and old-time vinyl albums and CDs, will remain open through April.
Wythe County official carries an orphaned bear cub ‘like a baby’ out of fire danger
The infant black bear is now receiving round-the-clock care in the ICU at the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro. Although he wasn’t injured, the vet staff is worried about smoke inhalation.
For these real estate agents, an artist’s images of a now-demolished neighborhood illustrate the dangers of redlining and urban renewal
David Ramey’s art captured life in Roanoke’s Gainsboro neighborhood before much of it was torn down. A local real estate firm brought its agents to see an exhibit of Ramey’s work as a reminder of a troubled period in their industry’s history.

