Roger Adkins

SPENCER, W.Va. — The May 2026 term of the Roane County Grand Jury returned indictments against nine individuals on charges ranging from burglary and drug-related offenses to kidnapping and fleeing

There's a line in Hunter Schoolcraft's coverage of the Roane County Economic Development Authority (see story on A4) that has stayed with me this week.

RIPLEY, W.Va. — A Roane County resident will reign over one of the region’s largest Independence Day celebrations this year after Walton’s Emma Sloan was crowned the 2026 Ripley Fourth

by Roger Adkins ROANE COUNTY EDITOR The end of a school year always brings change. Students move up a grade. Seniors graduate.

SPENCER, W.Va. — Residents looking for a new recreational activity this spring and summer have several opportunities to take part in pickleball as local organizers continue to expand the sport

SPENCER, W.Va. — A new landmark overlooking Spencer will be officially dedicated this weekend as the Freshwater Family Foundation hosts a Flag Day ceremony celebrating both the American flag and

This Sunday, a new landmark will be dedicated above Spencer.

SPENCER, W.Va. — Under sunny skies and warm temperatures, community members gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate Flag Day and the dedication of a new landmark overlooking Spencer as the Freshwater

SPENCER, W.Va. — Scott Allen Breeden Jr. has entered guilty pleas to five felony charges in connection with a December 2024 shooting in Roane County and is scheduled to be

SPENCER, W.Va. — As concerns continue over future funding for Family Support Centers across West Virginia, one Roane County mother is speaking publicly about how the program helped her family