Roanoke Times

blogs.roanoke.com — RADFORD - The Radford boys' basketball team celebrated their 2013 Group A Division 2 championship alongside some like-minded company Monday night at the Radford Recreation Center. A representative from each of the school's three previous championship teams was in attendance to congratulate the squad, which won the school's third state title in five years by [...]

blogs.roanoke.com — From Sunday's column: Roanoke artist Lindee Katdare, a recent transplant from Chicago, is holding a series of workshops titled "Wine and Art" at the Fincastle Vineyard and Winery. The concept is as simple as the title. Katdare has created four simple paintings exclusively for the vineyard, and will show interested apprentice artists how to re-create them.

roanoke.com — Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Roanoke County firefighters and a police officer rescued a sick dog from the McAfee Knob trail Tuesday afternoon. Caesar, a 100-pound chocolate Labrador, "was happy to be carried down the trail and happy to be sitting in the police officer's crate," said Roanoke County Fire and Rescue spokeswoman Jennifer Conley Sexton.

blogs.roanoke.com — WAHOO WOAH! University of Virginia alum Jeremy Farrell came to the plate in the eighth inning Tuesday with a chance to hit his fourth double of the game. He didn't. Instead, he blasted a two-run homer to cap a career night, powering the Winston-Salem Dash to an 11-1 romp over the Red Sox at Salem Memorial Ballpark.

blogs.roanoke.com — Today's Letters to the Editor column includes this item from Chris VanCantfort, one of our sharpest readers when it comes to nonprofit numbers. The Roanoke Times reports that "prominent figures" are, once again, in a tizzy over how to sustainably fund arts and culture programs (" Panel tackles role of arts in the region," May 9 news story).