Pembroke News

Saturday, July 5th starting from the parking lot of the Food Lion in Pearisburg.

Shawn Hash of the New River Paddle Pilgrimage hands the anniversay paddle to Scott Robinson of New River State Park.

Where will Kim Gabbert's grandmother find her salt fish now? And what about Charlotte Porterfield? Where is she going to get her special cake yeast? "I really do hate to see them go out," Porterfield said ...

Pembroke barber Clate Dolinger cuts the hair of Donnie Kirk of Staffordsville. Dolinger has been cutting hair in Pembroke since 1962.

Acting United States Attorney Julia C. Dudley announced today that Jonathan Neal Williams, age 23, of Pembroke, Virginia, pled guilty in United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in ...

A Pembroke man's crude and short-lived scheme to manufacture some extra cash has earned him the possibility of 40 years in federal prison.

“You can't feel bad for somebody like that.”

After Randall Smith's arrest, neighbors wondered what happened to Bo. "He loved thatdog and that dog loved him," said Sherman Smith, who is not related to Randall Smith. via Roanoke Times

“We don't want anyone not to be on the ballot who wants to be on”

Virginia's unexpectedly prominent role in the presidential primaries has captured a lot of people's attention. via New River Valley Current

Crews are working to raise the roofs of railroad tunnels in southern West Virginia and Virginia. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

“Hopefully enough will stop and have the coffee.”

To some, it's just a recreational vehicle. But to Ayyaz Shakeel, it's a startup business. via Roanoke Times

“There's nothing to be gained by us commenting.”

That fuzzy haze hanging over Giles County's majestic mountains isn't fog, fire or even fly ash from the power plant. via New River Valley Current

The area's cheapest gas, as posted at virginiabeachgasprices.com .

NEWPORT NEWS: $2.48 at the Texaco at 4900 Jefferson HAMPTON: $2.49 at the Zooms statiions at 1401 W. Queen Street and at Kecoughtan Road and Powhatan Parkway, and at the 7-Eleven at Pembroke and Powhatan WILLIAMSBURG: $2.56 at the Wawa at 842 Meramec Trail SUFFOLK: $2.55 at the Kangaroo at W. Washington Street and Military Road GLOUCESTER: $2.60 at the Wawa at 5000 George Washington Memorial Highway YORK COUNTY: $2.54 at the Wawa at George Washington and Wolf Trap, and at the RaceWay at 3962 George Washington NORFOLK: $2.49 at 7-Eleven at 8011 Hampton Blvd. Read more

“I seek out the really authentic things. It's a nice time to remind people where it started. We're going to have stuff with a long lineage.”

Where to celebrate beer and Bavarian culture Mountain Lake Hotel near Pembroke hosts this annual celebration with German beers and wines, a German buffet and oompah music by the Sauerkraut Band. via Roanoke Times

“We have riflemen from three posts - American Legion Post 311 in Pembroke, Va., Post 68, here in Narrows and VFW Post 6000 in Narrows”

"It looks like a great day to ride," Randall Fletcher said as he looked out on a crowd of men and women wearing do-rags and dressed in biker leathers. via The Times West Virginian

“We're not going to hammer anybody for an honest mistake”

Next week, the Virginia Department of Transportation will raise the speed limits on five sections of U.S. 460 in Giles County. via Roanoke Times