by Shawn Nowlin For many, December is a month when families get together, exchange gifts and make memories that will last for a lifetime. For…
Roanoke youth football team rates best in the nation
By Shawn Nowlin A local youth football team recently earned the most prestigious honor only reserved for the very best. Consisting of nearly two dozen…
TOPS Virginia Queen
by Lee Pierre Margaret Spangler of Floyd, VA, has lost 75.5 pounds through the non-profit TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a non–commercial weight loss, education,…
Witness for Justice: War is over (if we want it), peace is possible (if we build it)
A few weeks ago, I visited New York City with my family. As we walked through the bustling Times Square, I remembered that just over…
Child Watch: A Christmas Eve lesson
Fifty-five years ago, on December 24, 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the message at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on what would be…