CRAIG COUNTY – April is the Craig County Board of Supervisors’ month for winding down the county budget and getting ready for the new Fiscal Year 2012-13. It is the culmination of many extra meetings and work sessions that began March 6 with a joint work session with the Craig County School Board. The March [...]

SALEM – Dale Mull of Shawsville thought his 2006 Ford Focus was in reverse when he crashed through the front door of Verizon on Main Street in Salem on Friday, April 27. It was about 3:30 p.m., Mull had been ready to leave the parking place when several pedestrians were around and behind his vehicle. [...]

(On May 1, Vinton residents will vote to fill two seats on Town Council. Three Candidates are vying for those positions. Carolyn Fidler is profiled here and has answered a set of questions posed by The Vinton Messenger.) VINTON–Carolyn Fidler was born and raised in Roanoke. She graduated from Jefferson High School and National Business [...]

(On May 1, Vinton residents will vote to fill two seats on Town Council. Three Candidates are vying for those positions. Wes Nance is profiled here and has answered a set of questions posed by The Vinton Messenger.) VINTON–Wes Nance grew up in Vinton. As a teenager he worked for local auctioneer Ray Miller, raised [...]

(On May 1, Vinton residents will vote to fill two seats on Town Council. Three Candidates are vying for those positions. Doug Adams is profiled here and has answered a set of questions posed by The Vinton Messenger.) VINTON–Doug Adams moved to Vinton from Roanoke in 1971 when he married Brenda Reynolds, a Vinton native. [...]

The Lord Botetourt girls remained unbeaten on the season through last week, but the Cavs have a tough one at home tonight. The Botetourt girls will play host to Jefferson Forest in a non-district soccer game in Daleville tonight. Forest has one of the top girls in the area in freshman Katie Cousins, who is [...]

First place will be on the line Friday night when Lord Botetourt plays host to Northside in a big Blue Ridge District baseball game. This game has it all. The Vikings are defending state champs and undefeated on the season after an exciting 3-0, nine inning, win over William Byrd last Friday. LB was the [...]

The Salem High lacrosse teams will host Rockbridge County in a doubleheader tonight at Spartan Field. The girls will open the twin-bill at 5 pm with the boys to follow. Salem was busting with action last week, with two doubleheaders in three days after playing most of the early season schedule on the road. Unfortunately, [...]

The Salem High girls remained undefeated in the River Ridge District with a 12-2 win over Christiansburg at the James I. Moyer Complex Tuesday. Salem went behind 2-0 in the top of the fourth but rallied back to win by slaughter rule in the fifth. The crowning blow was a grand slam home run to [...]

The Craig County softball team had James River on the ropes last week but let the Knights get away. River rallied for five runs in the last two innings and took a 6-3 win over the Rockets in New Castle. Craig scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to take a 3-1 [...]