Hollins News

What appears to be a razor-thin margin of victory for incumbent Mike Altizer could lead to a recount in the Vinton District election for a seat on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors.

Roanoke County Deputy Registrar Betty Graham, Electoral Board Secretary Dana Martin, Registrar Judy Stokes, and Electoral Board Chairman Ron Adkins, review election results on Wednesday.

Conservative commentator and one-time House of Delegates candidate Al Bedrosian is waging a write-in campaign to challenge incumbent Hollins District Supervisor Richard Flora, a Republican, in Roanoke County.

Our monthly guide to live theater in the Roanoke area. Be sure to check out the Calendar in Inside Out every Thursday for the most current information.

Jean Smith and Ruth Lewis have been friends since childhood. After Jean learned she had cancer in November 2005, Ruth, a nurse, took her to every doctor's appointment and saw her through all manner of treatments, tests and appointments.

The Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors has endorsed one incumbent and two newcomers for seats on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors.

The main theatre at Hollins University was built in 1928. Right now it's being renovated.

Hailey Vandergrift, 2, runs and tries to get a kite airborne Saturday while participating in Hollins University's International Day of Climate Action event.

Some Roanoke County firefighters EMTs have a new home. The county opened a new fire station near the intersection of Hershberger and Plantation Roads.

Roanoke County Fire and Rescue dedicated its first new fire station in nearly 20 years Thursday morning.

Shalynda Toney was killed earlier this month while studying in Italy. Students at Hollins University remembered a classmate Tuesday afternoon.

Hollins University has set up two funds in memory of a student who died Sunday while studying abroad.

All Nicole Hodgins Cagle wanted was a serene place to die away from home. She never got her wish, but it may come true for other terminally ill patients in the Roanoke Valley.

Shalynda Toney of Vinton, age 21, was struck by a motorcyclist. She later died from her injuries.

A judge has ruled in favor of a Botetourt County businessman who contended that government officials had unfairly denied him a chance to win a trash-hauling contract.

The cadaverous stink of rotting grain no longer haunts Donna Smoot and her neighbors at Cypress Court, a small cluster of patio homes in the Hollins area of Botetourt County.

Weather permitting, nighttime lane closures will be in place on northbound and southbound Interstate 81 due to work on the bridge that carries Route 115 over I-81 at exit 146 in Roanoke County.

Several lane closures will be in place on Tuesday and Thursday night on Interstate 81.

Pat Patterson, Democratic candidate for the Vinton District seat on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors, had the right party but the wrong gender when it came time for an endorsement from "The Farm Team" on Thursday.

Megan Hostetter selects a dress from a rack of used gowns during the Cinderella's Closet sale at Bride's House and Formals.