Salem News

Looking for a change in your life? Enjoy harmony singing in barbershop style? Want to work on developing your voice in a great singing environment? Wish to get involved in the community, but not sure how? Then gentlemenlisten up! The Virginia Gentlemen Barbershop Harmony Chorus will hold guest night on Monday, June 11, 2012 beginning at 7:15 p.m.

"Dance to the Beat to Help Stomp out SADS" is the theme for the eighth annual Angels of Hope Charity Walk on June 9 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Salem's Longwood Park.

St. Elias Maronite Catholic Church in Roanoke begins its 14th annual Lebanese Festival today.

A foot bridge underneath the Colorado Street bridge should be finished this week.

Salem girls soccer defeated Cave Spring 1-0 in the regional semi-finals on Wednesday.

Virginia State Police say former Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt has been charged with misconduct by an elected official.

In a move to attract patients and meet demands for fast access to health care, LewisGale Regional Health System has partnered with a West Virginia urgent care company.

Welcome to The Notebook, the community gathering place for news and tidbits from So Salem , by community journalist Miranda Beck .

This year, forty Virginians will have their names added to the Wall of Honor in Richmond.

Q: Has the Virginia Department of Transportation stopped using reflective paint for highway center lines? The lines absolutely disappear at night in the rain -- just when you need them the most.

Have a historic photo you want to share? Your Community, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, VA 24010 or email yourcommunity@roanoke.com . Please put Looking Back in the subject line.

SALEM, Va. -- Former Bethel High pitching ace Matt Barnes, a first-round draft pick of the Boston Red Sox in 2011, was a tough-luck loser on Thursday night as the Salem Red Sox dropped a 1-0 decision against the Winston-Salem Dash in a Carolina League game.

In their latest routine inspection Mac and Bob's Restaurant, on East Main Street in Salem, was cited for 13 violations.

The lawsuit accused Jonathan Agee of shooting Jennifer Agee "five times at close range" in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store on Orange Avenue in Roanoke.

Roanoke police detectives are investigating a shooting in which a man was found injured in a car.

Pictured: BCHA Members and Horse Judging and Showing Clinic organizers Laura Owen and Tabitha Thompson took home 2 of the 4 championships at the 15th Annual BCHA Open Horse Show last year.

One of the things I do to keep up on retail and real estate news is look through building permits filed in Roanoke, Roanoke County, and Salem.

The last of the eight southwest Roanoke cocaine dealers indicted in December by a grand jury pleaded guilty Tuesday in Circuit Court, closing the book on another phase of the police's recent Drug Market Initiative project.

Kim Russell of Salem is hosting a Thirth-One Fundraiser to benefit the family of former Salem resident and Salem High graduate Tina Slate Kovach.

Luther finished fifth at the 2012 NCAA III Softball Championships after being eliminated by Roanoke College 2-0 Sunday in Salem, Va.