Vinton Messenger

By Debbie Adams “Did you know that the poverty rate in Roanoke is 21.6 percent in comparison to 11.2 percent for the Commonwealth of Virginia? What we know is that 43 percent of adults living in poverty have low literacy...

By Debbie Adams The Vinton Dogwood Festival celebrates its 66th anniversary this year. Many prominent business and community leaders have served as President of the Dogwood Festival through the years, some more than once—a “who’s who” of names familiar to...

The Vinton Public Works Department has installed two new flag poles at their facility on Third Street, now flying a beautiful new American flag and the Virginia state flag. The installation was completed by American Pride Flagpoles, LLC, who also recently installed a...

By Debbie Adam The GFWC Woman’s Club of Vinton and the Vinton Police Department held their annual Pinwheel Garden planting at the Vinton Municipal Building on April 2. The two organizations partner to plant the pinwheels in the raised flower...

By Debbie Adams Vinton Town Council and the Vinton Planning Commission unanimously approved the rezoning of the historic Gish Mill property from M-1 (Limited Industrial) to Mixed Use Development (MUD) District at their joint meeting on April 6. The rezoning...

By Sports editor Brian Hoffman The William Byrd volleyball team lost to Franklin County in four sets last week in a match that decided the Blue Ridge District championship. Now the Terriers will focus their attention on the Region 3D...

By Sports editor Brian Hoffman The William Byrd Terriers didn’t make the Region 3D playoffs, but their season is not over. Byrd will travel to Fishersville this Friday to play a “Plus One” game against host Wilson Memorial. The “Plus...

By Debbie Adams PS Massage Clinic at Therapeutic Elements, LLC, opened in Vinton in late summer 2019. The medical massage clinic held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting on March 12, 2020, and almost immediately was closed down for two and...

By Debbie Adams William Byrd High School junior Emiliano Gonzalez was recently honored by the ASM Materials Education Foundation as the 2021 recipient of its special award for “Most Outstanding Exhibit” in Materials Science in the Western Virginia Regional Science...

By Debbie Adams Keaton Band and Reagan Tuck were crowned as William Byrd High School’s 2021 Senior King and Senior Queen during halftime festivities at the home football game on March 29. The announcement of the King and Queen was...