1952: It Was a Good Year

There’s a classic rites-of-spring tie between the valley in ’52 and the valley today: baseball!

Rumors, Secrets and Lies

Like a priest, criminal defense attorney Deborah Caldwell-Bono protects secrets to serve a “higher power” – but in her case, that power is the law.

To many, it was a classic story of love gone wrong, of justice failed: In 1985, the long-simmering rage of a bitter and disturbed ex-husband exploded.

It’s Now or Never

Mike Epperly is in the process of restoring the detailed buildings of the miniature Graceland his father first built in 1987.

People had been talking for years about the decline of Miniature Graceland in Southeast Roanoke, but it wasn’t until a newspaper reporter wrote a story in 2005 that Mike Epperly finally had enough.

1968: Salem Steps Forward

You could ask Salem – pick any resident – and the overall view would likely be that every year is a big year for Salem.

Child’s Play for a Day

Let the kids explore their inner Van Gogh at Amazement Square-Rightmire Museum in Lynchburg. There’s plenty of space for their tiny hands to create original artwork.

Are we there yet?” Ah, the inevitable question posed by squirming kids in the back seat of the car, anxious to reach the exciting destination. The inquiry may be unavoidable, but there’s a remedy for the number of times it’s heard.