Salem Times

Teresa Sizemore-Hernandez was appointed Monday night to a six-month term on the City of Salem School Board.Photo by Meg Hibbert Meg Hibbert Contributing writer   In a surprise move, Salem City Council Monday night appointed Teresa Sizemore-Hernandez to fill out...

Sandra Reeves dancing with her mother Virginia who is a Brookdale Living resident. Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org   When people think about Brookdale Living in Salem, usually what comes to mind is a quality facility that offers individualized care for families...

Photos by Patrick OldOne of the latest products is Hemp Lip Balm from Sunnyside Supply Co., a new vendor. The Catawba Valley Farmers Market (CVFM) continues to offer locally grown, baked and produced foods, plants and crafts for consumers to...

Photo provided by US FoodsAfter 26 years of being an employee at US Foods, Steve Akers was inducted into the IFDA Truck Driver Hall of Fame. Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org   History was recently made in Salem. On May 21, longtime...

  Photo by Shawn NowlinHigh school students Zoe Prosser and Mady Church holding the pictures of World War 1 Veteran Harry Burke that they helped discover.    Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org   The word perseverance is defined as “persistence in doing...

Submitted photoThe majority of Salem adults have received at least one dose of the vaccine.   Shawn Nowlin shawn.nowlin@ourvalley.org   Life in Salem is starting to look a lot more normal. More than four million Virginians have received at least...

Jerry DeGraff, the Past District Governor of the Salem Host Lions Club, recently acquired 800 pairs of glasses for Pastor Ovide from the Lions Eye Glass Center in Roanoke. The acquired glasses will be distributed through a mission in Maissade,...

Submitted photoLynsey Allie Although the pandemic postponed celebrating Botetourt County’s 250th anniversary last year, it did not diminish the county’s storied history. In 1770, when Botetourt was formed from Augusta County, its territory continued west to the Mississippi River and...

Submitted photosLewis Gale Medical Center personnel, from left to right, Lance Jones, Market President, LewisGale Regional Health System; Lea Margaret Lee, Chief Nursing Officer; Stacey O’Neal, RN; COVID-19 Unit; Alyssa Spradlin; RN; Emergency Department; Shane Butler, RN; COVID-19 Unit; Kimsa...