Roanoke Times

The Roanoke Times serves as the main newspaper for Southwestern Virginia and is located in Roanoke, Virginia, USA. It is owned by Berkshire Hathaway. Alongside its main office in Roanoke, the paper has a bureau in Christiansburg, which reports on the eastern New River Valley and Virginia Tech. As per the 2011 Scarborough "Ranker Report," The Roanoke Times holds the fifth position nationally for the percentage of adults who read a newspaper on weekdays within its coverage area.

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Developer seeks to purchase property near Cave Spring Middle School

18 hours ago | roanoke.com | Lily Kincaid

A developer has approached the Roanoke County School Board about purchasing a piece of property it owns at the corner of Brambleton Avenue and Ranchcrest Drive. David Andrews with The Shopping Center Group LLC in Richmond attended the school board’s work session on Thursday to represent Richard Bishop, who owns the parcel adjacent to the property owned by the school board. Bishop has owned the property, located near Cave Spring Middle School, for around 20 years, Andrews said.
Briar Woods pulls away from Patrick Henry in Class 5 boys state lacrosse quarterfinals

1 day ago | roanoke.com | Matt Case

Patrick Henry scored three and half minutes into the second quarter to climb out of an early deficit and level Thursday’s Class 5 boys lacrosse state quarterfinal at 4-4 with Briar Woods. What followed, however, was a stifling defensive effort from the Falcons that all but silenced the Patriots. After tying the game, PH was held to just four goals in the final 32 minutes as Briar Woods pulled away for an 11-8 victory at Gainer Field to advance to the state semifinals. “We just didn’t execute.
PH falls to Lightridge in girls lacrosse state quarterfinals

1 day ago | roanoke.com | Matt Case

For the second straight season, the Patrick Henry High School girls lacrosse team reached the state tournament and competed to be among the final four teams in Class 5. And for the second straight season, Lightridge stood in its way. The Patriots stayed competitive with the Bolts this time around, but a prolific performance from Avery Speier proved too much as they fell 12-5 in the Class 5 state quarterfinals Thursday evening at Gainer Field in Roanoke. "It's tough, but they played extremely hard.
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1 day ago | roanoke.com | Bruce Miller

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Radford QB Luke Gaither transferring to LCA

1 day ago | roanoke.com | Matt Case

Luke Gaither, a burgeoning quarterback in Southwest Virginia high school football, announced Wednesday he is transferring from Radford to Liberty Christian Academy. The 6-foot-4, 175-pound rising junior has received eight Division I offers thus far, including from UNLV, Liberty and Arkansas. Gaither took over the starting role at Radford last season in place of Landen Clark, who is now at Elon after leading the Bobcats to the Class 2 state championship in 2023.
Peterbilt looking to build dealership in Botetourt County

1 day ago | roanoke.com | Lily Kincaid

A 40,000-square-foot Peterbilt dealership has been proposed to be built along U.S. 11 in Botetourt County. Palm Way Investments LLC submitted a request to rezone around 87 undeveloped acres in the Amsterdam District from agricultural to industrial use. The dealership itself, however, will be situated on roughly 17 acres. Headquartered in Denton, Texas, Peterbilt is an American truck manufacturer.
Blacksburg’s 2nd-half comeback stuns JF in boys soccer region semifinals

2 days ago | roanoke.com | Matt Case

BLACKSBURG — Thoughts of last year’s Region 4D semifinal loss to Jefferson Forest could’ve deflated the Blacksburg High School boys soccer team after the Cavaliers took yet another 1-0 lead in Wednesday’s rematch at Bill Brown Stadium. Instead, it motivated them. After trailing for 30 minutes, Jackson Gabriel’s corner kick header leveled the match in the 54th minute.
Inspector for MVP claims he was fired for reporting safety concerns

2 days ago | roanoke.com | Laurence Hammack

A welding inspector for the Mountain Valley Pipeline says he was fired for reporting corrosion of the metal pipe as it was being installed in 2023, about the time a federal safety agency voiced concerns about what it called “a pipeline integrity risk.”Michael Barnhill made the claims in a lawsuit filed in Monroe County, West Virginia, where the buried pipeline crosses the state line and enters Giles County on its way through Southwest Virginia.
Defamation lawsuit dropped against critic of Fishburn Park coffee shop

2 days ago | roanoke.com | Laurence Hammack

The developers of a coffee shop in Roanoke’s Fishburn Park have withdrawn their lawsuit against a neighborhood activist whom they accused of defaming them with false allegations of racism.
Field grows as Youngkin sets special election for Connolly's congressional seat

3 days ago | roanoke.com | Michael Martz

RICHMOND — The race to succeed Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-11th, began before his death two weeks ago, but it intensified on Tuesday when Gov. Glenn Youngkin set a Sept. 9 special election for the 11th Congressional District seat. Candidates must file by July 11 to run for the seat, and the field already includes 10 people — seven Democrats, two Republicans and one political independent. Del. Irene Shin, D-Fairfax, jumped into the race Tuesday, shortly after Youngkin set the date for the special election.