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Local Appalachian Trail history at the Salem Museum
09/23/2025

Local Appalachian Trail history at the Salem Museum

The Salem Museum is inviting the public to learn all about local Appalachian Trail history with “People and Places of the Appalachian Trail in the Roanoke Region,” Saturday, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. This talk is free and open to the public. The event will be livestreamed on Zoom for those unable to a...

Olde Salem Days marked 45th year with arts, crafts, entertainment
09/22/2025

Olde Salem Days marked 45th year with arts, crafts, entertainment

By Aila Boyd [email protected] Downtown Salem once again transformed into an open-air marketplace as Olde Salem Days celebrated its 45th year on Saturday, Sept. 13. With clear weather and a record number of vendors, organizers said this year resulted in one of the best turnouts in event...

Salem High School earns high praise from U.S. News & World Report
09/21/2025

Salem High School earns high praise from U.S. News & World Report

The latest rankings of high schools in America are out, and the 2025-26 U.S. News and World Report list has Salem High School ranked as the 48th best in all of Virginia. “We are extremely proud that Salem High School has been recognized with this prestigious ranking,” said Kelly Linkenhoker, Sal...

Salem first responders honor 9/11 victims
09/20/2025

Salem first responders honor 9/11 victims

Salem’s first responders gathered last Thursday morning at the city’s 9/11 Memorial to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Firefighters, police officers, sheriff’s deputies, medics and support staff stood at the base of the memorial outside Fire Station No. 1 to remembe...

Glenvar football players hold pep rally at JC Thomas
09/18/2025

Glenvar football players hold pep rally at JC Thomas

By Meg Hibbert Contributing Writer Residents of the Joseph C. Thomas Center at Friendship Living are pretty sure a tailgate they held for Glenvar high school football players helped cheer the team on to victory at last Friday night’s football game. Coach Kevin Clifford as well as varsity and JV te...

Constitution Day recognized by Salem City Council
09/17/2025

Constitution Day recognized by Salem City Council

By Meg Hibbert Contributing Writer Residents are invited to step outside and ring bells at 4 p.m. on Sept. 17, Constitiution Day. Monday night Salem City Council passed a resolution proclaiming Sept. 17-23 Constitution Week, and presented it to members of the Fort Lewis Chapter of the National Socie...

Recipe of the Week
09/16/2025

Recipe of the Week

The last few months of the year are the most special in my eyes. In September, we get back into routines. We have more sit-down dinners, we bake with apples and pumpkins, and some of us even start to plan for the upcoming holidays. As the weather cools down, I get into my cozy girl [...]

Salem Museum Spotlight
09/15/2025

Salem Museum Spotlight

One iconic part of the Revolutionary War that most people recognize is the British soldiers’ red coats. Did you know that you could learn about a British soldier just from his uniform? For example, this coat is from the Brigade of Guards, specifically the Regiment of Foot Guards. A viewer can tell...

Mill Mountain Theatre has Salem connections
09/14/2025

Mill Mountain Theatre has Salem connections

By Meg Hibbert Contributing Writer Mill Mountain Theatre’s fall presentation will be a rollicking presentation that features jukebox music and portrayals of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. The theatre has ties to Salem in numerous ways, including board members who are...

Salem School Board vice-chair charged With DUI after I-81 crash
09/13/2025

Salem School Board vice-chair charged With DUI after I-81 crash

Aila Boyd [email protected] Salem School Board Vice-Chair Teresa E. Sizemore was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 late last month and has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Virginia State Police. Sgt. Richard Garletts, public informa...

Local Native American History Examined in Salem Museum Talk
09/12/2025

Local Native American History Examined in Salem Museum Talk

The Salem Museum is offering the public the opportunity to explore the role indigenous women played in the Roanoke Valley with “The Woman’s Role in the Eastern Siouan Tribes of Virginia’s Interior.” Admission is free for this Salem Museum speaker series talk on Thursday, Sept. at 7 p.m. at t...

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