Annual Marcus M. Wilson Scholarship Fund eases financial college burden for local teens
MARCUS – From left: Event MC Blake Barnes, Safana Wajed, Blise Tuyizere, Miles Wilson, scholarship fund founder Lorena Taylor-Rollins Wilson,...
Ten Questions With… Jada Cook, Stony Brook University Sophomore Shooting Guard
Jada Cook -Compiled and edited by Shawn Nowlin Who is Jada Cook and how would you describe yourself to someone...
City of Roanoke Earns 2025 Tree City USA Recognition
The City of Roanoke was named a 2025 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of our...
Botetourt County Wide League celebrates 60 years of integration and 25 years since regaining the name Central Academy
by Melinda Payne It has been 60 years since Botetourt County schools were integrated and 25 years since the all-Black...
NAACP announces 2026 ACT-SO Competition Winners
Myles Venable (top row right), Visual Arts: Painting; Brenasha Devlin (top row center) Performing Arts: Poetry Performance-Spoken Word and Humanities:...
