26/04/08/VA/USA.Zaniah Preston, 6, has her hair styled by her mother, hairdresser, Beyonca Preston, 34, who owns the Jersey Styles Salon off 11th Street in northwest Roanoke. The family was walking out of the convenience store across the street from the
030614 CARLSDINER Marie Ogden, 71, rings up an order behind the counter of diner her father, Carl Dalton started with his wife Mabel in 1947; along with a gas station. It's a popular stop along Route 40 in Penhook where there aren't many restaurants; and
033014MARTINSVILLESPEEDWAY Houston Janney, 49, of Greensboro, NC, has a smoke at the Sprint Display at the Martinsville Speedway before Sunday's STP 500 on Sunday. Photo taken March 30, 2014.
skd elvistrustdog 021315 Elvis, a service dog, poses in the dog room used for interviews at Children's Trust Roanoke Valley, an organization that promotes awareness of child abuse and provides support to families through education and a child-friendly env
skd timbradshawairportdirector 020315 p01 It's windy on the runway on a sunny afternoon in February as Tim Bradshaw, the Executive Director of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, poses for a portrait.
SKD PADDLEBOARDYOGA 062614 June 26, 2014 Balancing and moving on their paddleboards, a class does yoga instructed by Kimberly Vest of Uttara Yoga Studio, on Thursday evening on the Roanoke River near Smith Park. The class was sponsored by Roanoke Parks an
skd ferguson 082614 August 26, 2014 (from left) Frances Berry, membership chairperson for the Roanoke branch of the NAACP, Brenda Hale, President of the Roanoke Branch of the NAACP, and Roanoke Chief of Police, Chris Perkins, wait for the start of Tuesday
031314Group1AEastRadford Radford High School fans supported their team on Saturday in the VHSL Group 1A West Championship against Altavista High School. Sharon Jones, mother of player, Nate Jones had the poster heads printed of the team. (30)Altavista won
SKD CSvHVBball 011614 Billy Hicks, Cave Spring High School's Head Basketball Coach directs his team from the sidelines as they play Hidden Valley High School in a nail biting game on Friday night. Cave Spring won 62-57. Photo taken January 17, 2014.
SKD WORLDCUPFANS 062214 June 22, 2014 Mike Flannery,(from left) co-owner of the Cornerstone Grill & Grill (also co-owner of Flannery's) in Roanoke embraces his friend, Estebar Martinez, of Roanoke, as Joe Curam grabs and lifts Alexa Onishenko, both of Sa
SKD MAYBRYTINYHOUSE 05/08/14 May 8, 2014 Eugene Webb, 85, has been operating the grist mill at Mabry Mill, milepost 176.2 on the Blue Ridge Parkway for 13 years. The mill is one of the most photographed places along the Blue Ridge Parkway and in America.
skd constitutionday 091714 p03 Historic Reenactors Kevin Grantz as Patrick Henry and Charles Wissinger as James Madison, pose for a selfie with Virginia Western history student, Heather Loberger following a Constitution Day event sponsored by the Student
Photo taken 7.30.08 Danny Edwards (l), Treasurer of Dickenson County and an Obama supporter stands beside Joseph Puckett, of Haysi, a McCain supporter, holding his daughter Elizabeth Puckett, 16 months, at the Dickenson County Fair on a Wednesday evening
SKD HODGESSTANDOFF 05/05/14 A domestic assault incident on Sunday night spawned a standoff on Monday afternoon at the home of William Hodges, Jr., 36, of Roanoke County. A search warrant and an arrest warrant were executed and the technical team lobbed g
032614PadgettSentencing (from left)Lisa Cowling, mother of Cara Marie Holley, who was murdered in July 2010 by Carey Shane Padgett, is comforted by her mother, Sharon Moore of Mesa, Arizona. Cowling and Teresa Holley (stepmother) react as they listen to e
(r)Roanoke attorney, C.J. Covati stands with Billy Joe Carter, who has been held without bail since November 2012, entered pleas of no contest in Botetourt County Circuit Court to statutory burglary, sexual battery, perjury, gun possession and simple abdu
022514 Plaza-GOOSECHURCH Wild Goose Christian Community is an alternative Christian church housed in an old, small, rural Presbyterian church that closed. The church has rocking chairs instead of pews. Instead of a choir and organ, music is played by an o
022514 Plaza-GOOSECHURCH Zane Moran, 17, (blue) learns to square dance among the crowd on Tuesday night at Wild Goose Christian church. Photo taken February 25, 2014.
SKD EGGDROP 041214 Callie Austin, 3, rides atop her father Brad Austin's shoulders on the way to Saturday's Egg Drop held in a field at the Salem Civic Center. Fellowship Community Church sponsored the event donating 50,000 eggs. A helicopter made several
SKD DDAYVETERANSAIRPORT 060514 .June 5, 2014 Sixty-five World War II veterans along with their guardiansarrived at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport for the 70th Anniversary of the invasion of Normandy, courtesy of Honor Flight Network. They were gr
040114REDSOX The Salem Red Sox pull up their red sox, lace up their shoes and prepare for the upcoming season during Tuesday afternoon's practice at the Salem Municipal Ballpark. Photo taken April 1, 2014.
SKD AutisticGrad & Bridges 060914 June 9, 2014 Joshua Leonard, 18, who is autistic, graduates from Lord Botetourt High School on Tuesday. He lives on a farm on a hill in Blue Ridge surrounded by animals.
SKD VMI NEWMARKETMARCH 051214_08 May 12, 2014 (from left)Jeff Durham, 30, a 2005 graduate of VMI, active duty stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, in brown, Keith Holman, a 2004 graduate. and David Adams, 27, a 2009 Graduate of VMI fr
Dennis Downing, the huntsman, rounds up his foxhounds, "Kingdom" the jumping hound, was anxious for the misty morning hunt to begin at Oldenacres Farm, owned by Patricia and Crofton Held, in Cifax (near Goode) sponsored by the Bedford Hunt on Monday. Thi
Foxhunters from several Virginia Hunt clubs and a few from Maryland and Pennsylvania participated in the fourth of a four-day Virginia Countryside event, Monday's sponsored by the Bedford Hunt club at Oldenacres in Cifax. The trotted and cantored through
Dennis Downing, the huntsman, cantors through a field with John Lofoso, a whipperend who helps keep the foxhouds with their master during Monday morning's hunt, sponsored by the Bedford Hunt at Oldenacres in Cifax, the fourth of a four weekend event.
Susie Branham of Goode passes out traditional fresh biscuits to riders before Monday morning's release of the hounds at Oldenacres Farm in Cifax, for the fourth of the Virginia Countryside 4 Hunt weekend. The first hunt was Friday at Oak Ridge Hunt, Satu
Waverly McDavid, 8, of Fort Defiance, with Glenmore Hunt Club, has been foxhunting since she was five-years-old. She relaxes amongst the adults in the home of Crofton and Patricia Held of Oldenacres Farm in Cifax, after Monday morning's foxhunt.
