Historic Wade House at Emerson Creek Pottery turns 200
Emerson Creek Pottery, located at 1068 Pottery Lane in Bedford, is proud to announce the 200th anniversary of the Wade House; the historic hand-hewn log cabin that has a long history in Bedford and that served also as the home of the Emerson Creek Pottery Outlet Store for the last three decades.
Restoring 150-year-old grave site at Mountain View Cemetery
VINTON, Va. (WDBJ) - A local retired firefighter is using his free time to restore gravesites across the Roanoke Valley. He’s getting ready to do one of his biggest projects, the restoration of a 150-year-old headstone that belonged to a baby girl. WDBJ7’s Kaira Willis has the story and...
Micah’s Pantry at Warm Hearth Village combats food insecurity among Seniors
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A retirement community in Blacksburg continues to combat food insecurity among its seniors. New funding assistance from Food Lion is helping its efforts. Micah’s Pantry at Warm Hearth Village meets the needs of over 144 senior residents. Approximately one-third of its residents live on very...
Vinton Town Manager reacts to the first hotel in town limits
VINTON, Va. (WFXR) – This week, the Town of Vinton’s first-ever hotel will take shape, and construction is expected to continue for more than a year. It will be at the intersection of Virginia Avenue, South Pollard Street, and Cedar Avenue. “It’s adjacent to our downtown. So it’s not only upsizing and better...
Pet Talk: Camping with your pet
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Pet Talk is a segment airing on 7@four each Wednesday. We spoke to Julie Rickmond from the Roanoke Valley SPCA about going camping with your pet. An article by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals shares more about this topic. You can...
People Drive From All Over Virginia For The Fish Tacos At This Humble Restaurant
In the culinary world, there are dishes that satisfy hunger, and then there are those rare creations that become the stuff of regional legend. Hollywood’s Restaurant & Bakery in Roanoke, Virginia, has achieved the latter with their extraordinary fish tacos. Let me tell you something about fish tacos –...
Mill Mountain Zoo unveils lemur exhibit to aid conservation efforts
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Mill Mountain Zoo announced the grand opening of its new primate exhibit, featuring two critically endangered red ruffed lemurs. This new exhibit marked the return of primates to the Zoo and was the first time in the Zoo’s history that it was housing a breeding pair of critically endangered...
Man arrested by FBI, accused of grooming 15-year-old girl was a pastor in Roanoke...
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A man who was arrested by the FBI and accused by federal investigators of trying to groom a girl was a pastor in Roanoke County. On Thursday, ABC13 received a report from the Department of Justice about 34-year-old Jacob Ryan Barnett, who was arrested by the FBI in North Carolina on...
Toxic well water will affect household pets first, VA Tech study finds
Dogs drink water wherever they happen to find it — a puddle, a pond, a toilet. But the stuff in their actual water bowls almost always comes from the same tap their owners use. When that water is contaminated, both dogs and humans may suffer. The risk is especially high for the 15 million American […]
Arden Grim Returns to Roanoke Clinic That Helped Transform Her Life
If little Arden Grim wanted to see the fuzzy red guy from Sesame Street, she had to eat her breakfast. Elmo was at the bottom of her bowl. To get there, she had to take up her spoon and eat with her right hand, the one severely weakened by the stroke she suffered before she […]
