Roanoke VA

James Franklin and Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi engaged in a few recruiting battles throughout the years but expect a lot more now than Franklin is head coach at Virginia Tech. It appears as though one of their first will be for a top lineman from the WPIAL. Jon Sassic is a 2027 3-star offensive lineman from Central...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A multi-million-dollar effort is coming to Roanoke County. For the first time since the ’90s, the Hollins library is getting a makeover. The county has already finished renovations on the other 11 branches, so this will be the last one to get a major upgrade.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Virginia starts the morning under a steel-gray sky as temperatures sit near 21 degrees in Blacksburg. A northwest wind drives wind chills down to around 11 degrees. Light flurries fade, but slick patches...

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BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - After leading the Liberty Minutemen to a place they hadn’t been to in years, Brad Womack will now look to lead a new team in 2026. Womack, who guided the Bedford-based Minutemen on an interim basis in 2025, has stepped down to accept the head coaching position at Stafford High School in...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – This March, the Grandin Theatre will present four free films to the public as part of its fourth annual Women’s History Month Film Festival. “We are incredibly excited to continue this Women’s Month celebratory film festival at the Grandin for our fourth straight year,” said Ian Fortier,...

Virginia Tech made one of the splashiest hires of the offseason when they landed former Penn State head coach James Franklin to be the new leader of the program

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — It’s almost time for prom, and K92 is hoping to make a memorable night a little bit easier through its third annual “Say Yes to the Prom Dress” event this weekend. All dresses were donated by the community, and only cost ten dollars, with all proceeds going to the Hope Project. Antione […]

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Concerns about safety in Mexico are hitting close to home. One Smith Mountain Lake business owner says just weeks ago, Guadalajara felt safe and vibrant, but now, his family is sheltering in place as violence disrupts daily life. Honorio Zaragoza was just there in December...

Former Virginia Tech offensive line coach Ron Crook is being hired for the same position at Ohio.