http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/roanoke/ en-us Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:11:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038004/posts After a trial that lasted late into the night Friday, a jury found a minister from Radford guilty of sexually abusing a girl in 2000 when she was 8 years old. Hawthorne Reed Jr., 63, was found guilty on two counts of forcible sodomy and one of aggravated sexual battery. The girl said the events happened in 2000, but she didn't tell anyone until six years later. The Roanoke Times is not identifying the girl because of the nature of the case. She doesn't live in Virginia. Jurors on Friday heard from both Reed and the now-16-year-old girl. She was... roanoke times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2038004/posts#comment Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:11:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013046/posts A Giles County man paroled from prison after serving 14 years for killing two hikers on the Appalachian Trail in 1981 now is suspected of shooting two campers just off the trail in Giles on Tuesday. Randall Lee Smith, 54, was in a Roanoke hospital yesterday after crashing a pickup truck in Giles, Sgt. Michael Conroy of the Virginia State Police said. The Richmond Times-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013046/posts#comment Thu, 8 May 2008 15:05:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006270/posts The small barren courtyard that separates the apartment buildings of Dwan Dillard and Mohamed Adin in Northwest Roanoke might as well be an ocean, so deep is the dislike that the American-born black woman and the Somali Bantu refugee have of each other. "That out there is a war zone," said Dillard, whose four children live with her at Maple Grove Apartments, a blighted complex of four buildings with a total of 40 units on Pilot Street near Melrose Avenue. "The African children attack ours. They throw rocks." Adin, who lives with his wife and nine children, blames "the Americans."... The Ronaoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006270/posts#comment Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:53:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980488/posts FairTax Informational Meeting Edinburgh Square Community Room 129 Hershberger Rd Roanoke, VA 24012 (540) 366-1888 Near Plantation Rd., directly across from Star City Skating Center. Contact Donald Koop at raft@att.net. Americans For Fair Taxation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980488/posts#comment Wed, 5 Mar 2008 01:28:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968426/posts Since the Hillary event could not be held yesterday (she canceled, due to high winds...broomsticks cannot land in high wind)...... Impeached President and Sex Offender Bill Clinton will be in Roanoke, VA today. He will be speaking at 6:30 PM at Patrick Henry High School. Since many of us will be attending the Huckabee event, you guys please step up and FREEP this guy!! FREEPmail me if you can help, I have a sign you can use from yesterday's FREEP of Hillary..... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968426/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:37:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968423/posts Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee here in Roanoke - Monday Night! Monday, February 11, 7 pm Republican Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee will be here in Roanoke this Monday night at 7 pm at the O.Winston Link Museum on Shenandoah Ave. in downtown Roanoke (across from Hotel Roanoke). Everyone is invited!! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1968423/posts#comment Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:30:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967016/posts Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton will campaign in Roanoke on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 10), holding a town hall-style meeting at Patrick Henry High School. The 4:30 p.m. event is open to the public. Clinton's appearance, announced by her campaign Thursday night, will come two days before Virginia's presidential primary. The senator is scheduled to speak at the state Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Richmond on Saturday night, as is her chief rival, Sen. Barack Obama. She will hold a town hall meeting in Manassas on Sunday before traveling to Roanoke. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1967016/posts#comment Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:58:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1949723/posts County Dems seek to remove chairman "Misfeasance and negligence" were cited as reasons to strip Richard Evans of his office. By Reed Williams 981-3334 The Roanoke County Democratic Committee moved to dismiss its chairman after a squabble that led to the cancellation of Saturday's party caucus. Committee members sent Richard Evans a letter saying that "by unanimous consent of those present" they voted to "initiate proceedings to consider your removal from office." It is a rare move that no other local Democratic committee across the state has made in at least the past two years, as far as state party... Roanoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1949723/posts#comment Mon, 7 Jan 2008 18:29:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922528/posts 'Twitching' Illness Hits Several Students, Staff at Virginia SchoolWednesday, November 07, 2007 VINTON, Va. — A mysterious illness causing an odd "twitching" symptom has stricken several students and a staff member at a Virginia high school. Testing continues at William Byrd High School in Roanoke County where students and staff have shown strange symptoms of twitching and spasms since September, but a cause has yet to be determined. About 30 students staged a walkout and protest earlier this week, and the school has said about 300 of the school's 1,200 students have been absent. School officials say they do not... FoxNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1922528/posts#comment Thu, 8 Nov 2007 00:58:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919408/posts Randy Mitchell and Chris Lowe come at life from different angles. Mitchell tunes his radio dial to Rush Limbaugh and Neal Boortz. Lowe prefers Soulja Boy's "Crank That," and anything else WJJS 106 FM plays. Mitchell is an older white guy who dropped out of corporate America. Lowe is a young black man who dropped out of college. Mitchell, gregarious and lively, wears his gray hair neatly trimmed. Lowe, soft-spoken and unfailingly polite, wears his neatly cornrowed. Yet somehow in the back-room clutter of Mitchell's business -- Schafer's Shoe Repair on Brandon Avenue -- amid Birkenstocks, Allen Edmondses and Liz... The Roanoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919408/posts#comment Thu, 1 Nov 2007 12:17:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917198/posts Earlier this year, Virginia’s Roanoke Times newspaper came under intense scrutiny and near-universal condemnation after its editors made the irresponsible and dangerous choice to post a searchable database of Virginia’s Right-to-Carry permit holders on its website. In doing so, the paper provided anyone with access to the internet (including criminals) the name, home address, and permit issuance and expiration date of more than 135,000 Virginia permit holders. Thankfully, after hearing from outraged, law-abiding gun owners and non-gun owners alike, the paper prudently decided to remove the database from its website and not repost it, citing a “concern for public safety.”... National Rifle Association - Institute for Legislative Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1917198/posts#comment Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:14:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914638/posts 1. Roanoke Times will no longer allow any gun shows to advertise in their paper!!! 2. MMM has its protest at a church instead of the Richmond gun show 3. This is TOO FUNNY! The Daily Press accidentally gives VCDL yet ANOTHER great plug! ************************************************************* 1. Roanoke Times will no longer allow any gun shows to advertise in their paper!!! ************************************************************* Every time that I think the Roanoke Times has sunk as far as the toilet will let them go, they seem to find a new dent in the porcelain. Because of the Virginia Tech massacre, WHICH HAD NOTHING TO... Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. - VA-Alert http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1914638/posts#comment Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:21:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905028/posts Colonel Oliver North will appear in Roanoke, VA on Tuesday, Oct. 23 for a Republican fundraiser. I do not yet know the ticket price, but Freepmail me if you are interested in getting more info when the price is announced..... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905028/posts#comment Mon, 1 Oct 2007 19:51:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1890966/posts Several Roman Catholic priests in Southwest Virginia are thankful demand for the old-style Latin Mass hasn't emerged here because they are already stretched thin trying to serve rural parishes.This summer Pope Benedict XVI allowed freer use of the traditional Latin liturgy. Some regard his July 7 apostolic letter as a way of healing a rift with Catholic traditionalists. Although Latin is woven occasionally into regular services, the pope's action means that priests no longer need special permission from bishops to perform the old-style Latin Mass. The 16th century Tridentine Mass had been commonly celebrated for 1,500 years but was modernized... Roanoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1890966/posts#comment Tue, 4 Sep 2007 16:40:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859132/posts The event, originally scheduled for April, is open to the public, but seating is limited. By Michael Sluss (804) 697-1585 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will campaign in Roanoke on July 18, with bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley making an appearance. Edwards will speak and Stanley will perform at 7 p.m. in the Shaftman Performance Hall at Jefferson Center. Former Georgia congressman and television actor Ben "Cooter" Jones will serve as the master of ceremonies. The campaign event originally had been scheduled for April 19, but was postponed after the shootings at Virginia Tech. Edwards, a former U.S. senator and 2004... The Roanoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1859132/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:44:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848513/posts <p>ROANOKE ISLAND, N.C. - Researchers believe they may be able to use DNA to uncover the fate of the Lost Colony, which vanished shortly after more than 100 people settled on Roanoke Island in 1587.</p> <p>Using genealogy, deeds and historical narratives, researchers have compiled 168 surnames that could be connected to settlers in what is considered the first attempt by the English to colonize the New World. The team will try to trace the roots of individuals related to the colonists, to the area's 16th century American Indians or to both.</p> WRAL & AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1848513/posts#comment Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:04:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800618/posts Threats of violence, litigation and legislation sprang up after a list of people allowed to carry concealed weapons was released. The Roanoke Times will not re-post a list of gun owners on its Web site, even after being told amid continuing public furor that releasing the information does not violate state law. First published Sunday, the database of more than 135,000 people allowed to carry concealed handguns has become the most controversial content in roanoke.com's history -- sparking threats of violence, litigation and legislation. One day later, the list was removed from the site because of concerns that state... The Roanoke Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800618/posts#comment Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:31:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800602/posts I am starting to get more intel on the Fredericksburg Freelance-Star. Turns out they have four radio stations in the area and even a phone book business. Oh, and FLS's radio stations have some competition from a local AM station. ;-) The AM station isn't aiding criminals and endangering the lives of law-abiding permit holders. This is getting better all the time. VCDL will have a booth at the Fredericksburg gun show this weekend - stop by and say hello. **Also let me know if you would be interested in helping VCDL picket the Freelance-Star's customers.** Here is another story... Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc. - VA-Alert http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800602/posts#comment Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:10:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800135/posts The *****TREMENDOUS***** pressure that you guys just put on the Roanoke Times was of a magnitude that even I had never seen before. It was akin to watching a nuclear bomb go off. The Roanoke Times has taken the CHP database off their site, using as an excuse that some of the data perhaps shouldn't have been made public: how about the home address of the Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court for starters? The truth is that they owe gun owners a sincere and front page apology for having a massive lapse in judgement. It would also be... Virginia Citizens Defense League, Inc - E-Mail Alert http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1800135/posts#comment Tue, 13 Mar 2007 15:32:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794761/posts History buff thinks he has found 1585 English fort Tract predates Lost Colony Jerry Allegood, Staff Writer MANTEO - Amateur historian Scott Dawson thinks he has found what archaeologists and historians have sought for decades -- the site of an English fort on Roanoke Island linked to the legendary Lost Colony. Dawson, a Civil War buff, said that documents written centuries apart led him to an overgrown tract where he believes explorer Ralph Lane established a settlement in 1585. The site, on the northern end of the island about 200 miles east of Raleigh, is on National Park Service property... News Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1794761/posts#comment Sun, 4 Mar 2007 00:39:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1772864/posts The Roanoke Voyages ended dismally with the entire colony disappearing, never seen again after 1587. But a lesser-known yearlong expedition to Roanoke Island in 1585 may have provided valuable lessons for the colonists who came to Jamestown 22 years later, three researchers said recently in a paper presented at the annual conference of the Society of Historical Archaeology in Williamsburg, Va. "They don't really learn a lot from the Lost Colony, except to be careful," Phil Evans, president of the First Colony Foundation, said in a telephone interview. "Hope you get lucky - and be better prepared." But the 108... Wilmington Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1772864/posts#comment Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:47:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/744407/posts Archaeologist promises to return Croatan ring The Associated Press September 3, 2002   2:39 pm BUXTON, N.C. -- An archaeologist who helped undercover the gold ring of a 16th century English nobleman trying to establish a colony on the Outer Banks has taken the ring and other artifacts to Florida.Discovery of the 10-carat gold ring suggests there was contact between the Indian civilization based at Croatan and leaders among the English explorers trying to found a colony on the North Carolina barrier islands.When Sir Walter Raleigh's Lost Colony -- a group of 117 men, women and children -- disappeared... Durham Herald-Sun (Durham, NC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/744407/posts#comment Wed, 4 Sep 2002 14:21:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639893/posts Volunteers to dig into Croatan Indian village site again By CATHERINE KOZAK, The Virginian-Pilot © May 28, 2006 The last time the long-dormant Croatan site was investigated, a team of archaeologists unearthed a 16th-century gold ring that may be the most significant archaeological find of early American history. In June, the team, with many of the same members who were there in 1998 when the English nobleman's ring was found, will be back to revive exploration of the ancient capital of the Croatan Indians in Buxton. Organized by The Lost Colony Center for Science and Research , the team of... Virginian - Pilot http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1639893/posts#comment Mon, 29 May 2006 01:25:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1726034/posts MANTEO - At an archaeological dig at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, Phil Evans stepped into a meticulously measured pit and started shoveling dirt. The Durham lawyer is no scientist. But he couldn't miss this. After 30 years of searching, he still wants to pinpoint where the English failed to establish their first permanent colony in North America. Nearly every North Carolinian knows that a band of English settlers vanished from Roanoke Island about 1589, creating the legendary Lost Colony. No one knows where they went. An outdoor production replays the mystery year after year. But the full story is... The News & Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1726034/posts#comment Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:13:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1673417/posts It's quiet at this Elliston home until a bear shows up. "He had done destroyed the trash, strung it all over the place," said Paul Perkins. It claws trash cans and leaves it's prints on a grill. Paul calls State Police and animal control, then the game warden. "The game warden is the only man who can handle this problem. That's what everybody tells me," he said. He says he never got a call back and the bear kept coming back. Paul's neighbor gave him some rubber buck shot game wardens said would deter the bear. "The buck shot hit... NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1673417/posts#comment Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:46:16 GMT