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Hanson: Many support Poor Mountain wind project

Round Table - No cause to fear turbines Mark E. Hanson Hanson, of Fincastle, is a senior design engineer for Synchrony Inc. Re: The Invenergy March 3 meeting at the Bent...

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Roanoke, Virginia Region Marks 75th Anniversary of Blue Ridge Parkway

Roanoke, Virginia Region Marks 75th Anniversary of Blue Ridge Parkway

The Roanoke Region of Virginia - The Blue Ridge Parkway isn't just a scenic road. For 217 miles in Virginia it meanders atop ridgelines, inches up mountains and curves down p asses. It's a place where time...

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YMCAs, New Recreation Center Keeps Roanoke, Virginia Region Fit

YMCAs, New Recreation Center Keeps Roanoke, Virginia Region Fit

The Roanoke Region of Virginia - With its mountains, lakes and rivers, the Roanoke, Virginia Region is an outdoor playground luring runners, hikers, cyclists and kayakers. Fortunately, there are plenty of places to stay...

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Giles Co. deals with flooding

WSLS10 - The water ran off the mountain and caused serious problems

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Eastern Shore cougar

WSLS10 - At least three cougars say they've spotted a mountain lion on the southern end of the Eastern Shore.

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Spring Wins In The End . . .

Spring Wins In The End . . .

The Roanoke Star-Sentinel - Spring comes with agonizing slowness in the mountains of Virginia. (My mother in Alabama says the jonquils are in full bloom there already.) We watch for signs of change from our windows, and...

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County Wind Power Debate Begins

County Wind Power Debate Begins

The Roanoke Star-Sentinel - At a community meeting on Bent Mountain last week and before the ICLEI green committee on Monday, Don Giecek made the case for wind power in Roanoke County. Giecek, the business manager for...

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Rumplestiltskin in the Blue Ridge Mountains: Becky Mushko's Ferradiddledumday

Arts and Extras - Franklin County author Becky Mushko originally wrote Ferradiddledumday, a retelling of the Brothers Grimm folktale Rumplestiltskin set in the Blue...

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Round Roanoke

Round Roanoke

Cox Communications Roanoke - Round Roanoke Kimberly Templeton, Director of External Affairs, talks about the events and happenings surrounding the opening of the Taubman Museum of Art. Scheduled to open to the public in...

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Lawsuit filed against state after Smith Mountain Lake drowning

Lynchburg News Advance - CHATHAM - A Pittsylvania County woman whose son drowned at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the state and...

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Pittsylvania County mother sues state over son's drowning

Pittsylvania County mother sues state over son's drowning

WDBJ7 - A Pittsylvania County woman whose son drowned at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the state and several other defendants.A Pittsylvania County woman whose son drowned at...

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Pittsylvania County woman sues state over drowning at park

Lynchburg News Advance - A Pittsylvania County woman whose son drowned at Smith Mountain Lake State Park has filed a $15 million lawsuit against the state and several...

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Editorial: A chance to speak about Mill Mountain plans

Round Table - Go, tell it on Mill Mountain Roanoke tries a new way to gauge public support on an old issue. The public should weigh in on the future of Mill Mountain....

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Mill Mountain Zoo

Mill Mountain Zoo

Cox Communications Roanoke - Mill Mountain Zoo Animals abound at Roanoke Virginia's Zoo atop beautifual Mill Mountain. From: CoxCommRoanoke Views: 167 0 ratings...

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