Marijuana is misunderstood by many. In part, that’s because people tend to dismiss what they don’t understand. When it comes to marijuana and whether it should be decriminalized, there isn’t a lot of ambiguity...
The year 2020 yielded one of history’s greatest pandemics: COVID-19. Since the World Health Organization declared it a global health emergency last January, there have been more than a half million...
In the 137 years since Roanoke has been chartered as an independent city, all the 44 mayors have been male. Only a few women have served in the capacity of vice mayor. Those numbers mirror the reality...
It is January 2003 and Salem native Christine Poarch is an attorney living in Texas. A 1999 graduate of South Texas College of Law, she is licensed in Texas, Virginia, the Fourth and Eleventh Circuit...
Joe Sheffey knows Pulaski County and its surrounding areas about as well as anyone. Born February 26, 1951, at the Radford Community Hospital (now the New River Valley Medical Center), Sheffey has seen...
The more informed people are about a topic the more likely they are to make sound decisions. That is what John Nowlin, a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, always has believed. Nowlin, 77, says the most...
The Local Colors Festival has taken place for the past 29 years in Roanoke, and if event organizers have their say, the 30th celebration will occur this year too – just not on its intended May date....
With so much confusion around COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, several questions remained unanswered for Roanoke Valley residents. How can people protect themselves from the virus? How am I going...
