Salem Times

Reservations to the Eastern Divide Ranger District can be made by visiting the website. The George Washington and Jefferson National Forests are opening recreation sites on the Eastern Divide Ranger District in Bland, Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Smyth,...

Photo by Shawn NowlinKiwanis Club of Salem President Mary Cross, right, and Board member Iris Park, left, having a conversation about the donated clothes. Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org For a variety of reasons, most notably the coronavirus pandemic, the past year...

Photos by Mike StevensThe 2020-21 seniors on the SHS Forensics Team, from left to right, Zoe Lampros, Anika Bryant, Sophia Gibson (Co-Captain), Emily Snow (Co-Captain), Riley Evans and Nathan Snow. Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org Becoming a high school forensics state champion...

Photo by Brian Hoffman The Glenvar Homecoming Court was introduced at halftime of the Highlanders’ 449-14 win over Giles at Highlander Stadium Friday. Pictured from left to right are Prince Grant Alderson, Princess Cameryn Shaffer, Homecoming Queen Becky Linkous and...

Lydia Galbreath Meg Hibbert Contributing writer Salem High School student Lydia Galbreath has won a Rotary District Speech Contest and $700. Galbreath competed in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) during District 7570’s Virtual Annual Conference in March. She was...

Photos by Shawn NowlinDr. Nathaniel Bishop, Senior Associate Dean at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine; Debbie Bonniwell, Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare CEO; former Roanoke Mayor Nelson Harris and Sherman Lea Sr., the current Roanoke Mayor. Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org...

Wayne Strickland Wayne Strickland will retire in June as Executive Director of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission after 42 years. Wayne joined the Regional Commission, then the Fifth District Planning District Commission, in 1979 as a Regional Planner. In 1981,...

Photo by Shawn NowlinAfter serving as a community favorite since the early 1990s, the Salem K&W Cafeteria has made the tough decision to close its doors. Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org After being a staple in the community for three decades, the...

Writing as T.A. Killen, Salem resident Teresa Killen has been working on her first full-length book, Wysterra, for over 20 years – mostly in her head.Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org Some people know exactly what their talents are at an early age in...