Salem Times

The towering Ferris wheel gives guests a view of the area. Photos By Megan O’Kuly. Local teens, (from left to right) Tori Stassin, Makaya Holtzlander and Aydian Falls wore costumes on July 4th. Fair goers could enjoy a variety of...

Taliaferro Courtesy photo Taliaferro has been in position since 2019 Salem City Manager Jay Taliaferro announced last Friday that he’s retiring from his current position on Nov. 1. Taliaferro has been Salem’s city manager since December 19, 2019, and has...

Members of the Salem City Council are pictured during the Monday, July 10 meeting. Photo by Aila Boyd Aila Boyd aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com  The Salem City Council met for a regularly scheduled meeting Monday, July 10. During the meeting, one item of...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin held a conversation Friday in Salem with Sen. David Suetterlein and his wife, Ashley.  Screenshot Youngkin holding a kangaroo at the Salem Fair. Courtesy photo Aila Boyd aboyd@mainstreetnewspapers.com Gov. Glenn Youngin held a “Parents Matter Conversation” in...

The 2023 Salem Fair wrapped up 12 days of non-stop fun on Sunday night. The 35th edition of the region’s annual rite of summer featured visitors ranging from Virginia’s Governor to Canada’s wildfire smoke.  “We are extremely pleased with the...

From The Times-Register archives Wonder of Nature Located On Catawba- Explored By Many Persons In Past From the 1938 centennial edition of The Times-Register  Up in the foothills of the Catawba valley there is one of the largest single caverns...

Have you ever been watching a movie or TV show and suddenly wanted to eat a certain food? When a character from a movie or TV show boasts about the food they are eating, I get curious about what it...

Sexton. Courtesy photo. Herald. Courtesy photo. The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce Foundation recently announced that it has awarded two scholarships of $2,000 each to Garrett Sexton and Noah Herald, two students from Salem and Roanoke County.   The Roanoke...

The 2022 cohort of Virginia Western’s Nursing Program is honored during the Pinning Ceremony on May 13, 2022, at the Berglund Center. The 2022 graduates were the first to undertake a coaching program to prepare for the NCLEX-RN exam, a...