Vinton News

According to AT&T's news release, Roanoke, Vinton, Garden City and Cave Spring now have access to AT&T's 3g network.

Localities with curbside collection or ample drop-off centers have the greatest success recycling.

Antonius Dillard puts jackets on layaway at Kmart on Franklin Road in Roanoke. Dillard traveled from Glade Hill to use the service.

Northern Virginia native Jason Kosmann has hunted for his own business venture since his senior year in college at Georgia Tech, where he studied business and engineering.

Cory Shifflett, son of late Hardy Volunteer Fire Chief Jeffrey Shifflett, pleaded guilty to seven counts of embezzlement in Bedford County Circuit Court Tuesday morning.

With elections two weeks down, it's time to gear up again. In Vinton, two town council seats will be up for grabs in May 2010 and someone already has their sights on them.

A group gathers for lunch at Norah's Cafe in the Taubman Museum of Art. Museum officials say the cafe, operated by a third party, has met financial expectations.

A two-vehicle wreck on Virginia 24 near Vinton killed a Bedford County man Monday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police.

Franklin County was voted in as a full-fledged member of the Western Virginia Water Authority this morning in Vinton by the governing bodies that already made-up the regional utility.

Updated Monday 12:29 a.m. Roanoke County Fire and Rescue say firefighters were called to the 3500 block of Simsmore Drive around 8 p.m. Sunday.

Richmond, VA _ The Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shootings at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead and 30 wounded, including the alleged shooter, has strong Virginia ties, and was, in fact, born in Northern Virginia.

A smiling yearbook photograph shows the Fort Hoot shooting suspect, Nidal Hasan, from his high school days at William Fleming High School.

The crime is in Texas, but the suspect has several ties to our area. We're told Nidal Hasan lived in a Vinton neighborhood for a number of years during high school.

Vinton receives a grant to help its downtown revitalization project. The town received a $35,000 planning grant from the 2009 Community Development Block Grant by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development , according to a news release.

What appears to be a razor-thin margin of victory for incumbent Mike Altizer could lead to a recount in the Vinton District election for a seat on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors.

Brandon Pennock builds storage compartments for a new firetruck being built by M&W Fire Apparatus of Vinton.

In a dramatic reversal from February, a proposal for a new asphalt plant in the Glenvar community sailed through a Roanoke County Planning Commission public hearing Monday with only a whiff of opposition.

UPCOMING Information on public events of interest to businesspeople can be sent to Upcoming, The Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke VA 24010, e-mailed to upcoming@roanoke.com or faxed to 981-3346. Deadline for submissions is two weeks before the event.

Tyler Bradford, Alek Patton and Blake Marvin track down a geocaching clue Tuesday using a GPS unit.

The Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors has endorsed one incumbent and two newcomers for seats on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors.