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1999 (10 years ago)

"Patrick Henry High School has changed the rules just in time to take former boys' basketball star George Lynch into its athletic hall of fame. Until this year, only PH graduates were eligible for the hall, providing 10 years have passed since they graduated."

"A board in Richmond has declared what Roanokers have always known: The Mill Mountain Star is worthy of landmark recognition. A review board for the state Department of Historic Resources voted unanimously Wednesday to designate the neon beacon a state landmark -- with the next likely step being addition to the national registry of historic landmarks."

"By the time it's done, Hurricane Floyd will have flooded streets, toppled trees, knocked out power, contaminated drinking water and caused the evacuation of millions of people. Except in Western Virginia. Here, Floyd fizzled."

1984 (25 years ago)

"It's been a long time since Salem has beaten Cave Spring in football. How long? They've had four head coaches at Salem since the Spartans last beat the Knights."

"The temperature in Roanoke fell to an all-time recorded low for the date early Sunday and a possible record was forecast again for this morning. The temperature Sunday morning bottomed out at 42 degrees, beating the recorded low of 45 degrees on Sept. 16, 1961."

"The first modern fast-food restaurant in downtown Roanoke will be a Hardee's, due to open by March in the former Sovran Bank building at the northeast corner of Campbell Avenue and Jefferson Street."

1959 (50 years ago)

"Vice Mayor Roy L. Webber has suggested a prison camp on city land at Coyner Springs as an answer to Roanoke's need for a jail."

"Televised classes are coming to Roanoke College. The college, by unanimous action of its faculty, will offer 3 or 6 semester hours credit for students successfully passing the Continental Classroom course in modern chemistry. The course will be televised over WSLS-TV."

"Miss Julie Payne, daughter of screen star John Payne, will come to her father's home town Oct. 2 to reign as Queen of the Harvest Bowl."

1934 (75 years ago)

"Shorter store hours will be put into effect and a new price list -- including 'corn' whiskey for the first time -- is expected at liquor stores here on Monday."

"In a heavy downpour of rain, Roanoke's first goat parade and banquet went off yesterday afternoon on schedule, and was witnessed by thousands of persons along the line of march through the principal business streets."

"Heavy rains yesterday which flooded the playing field to a depth of four inches forced cancellation of Roanoke College's scheduled opening football game with Elon last night."

"Rachel Lynch Clews, young New York society woman and heiress to the Atlantic and Pacific tea fortune, was married here today to Wayne W. Dillard, young X-ray specialist. ... Dillard, formerly of Roanoke, has been in Reno for the last two years."

"President Franklin D. Roosevelt will arrive in Roanoke at 4 o'clock the afternoon of October 19 and will make the dedication address for the new United States Veterans' hospital at 4:30 that afternoon."

1909 (100 years ago)

"Residents, especially the ladies of the Southeast section of the city, have been very much worried in the past few days by visits to their houses from hoboes."

"There will be a real princess in attendance upon the Fair this year. La Belle Saida, who will do the Egyptian dancing in the International Theatre on the Funway, is a member of the tribe of Isis, and a princess in her own right."

"After putting up one of the gamest fights ever waged in the Virginia State League, the Roanoke Tigers have been declared and awarded the pennant for the Virginia League season of 1909."

"Roanoke fans are still shaking hands over the victory of their baseball club. Satisfaction and jubilation are the keynotes of the situation. Spirited and faithful are the fans of Roanoke and they have won throughout the State a reputation for fair and square dealing."

"Great complaints are made in certain neighborhoods in this part of the city [Southeast] concerning the poisoning of chickens."

"It would not require many lines in the history of the board of aldermen of Roanoke to include what was done by that branch of council last night, for the fact of the matter is, it did nothing except take up more than one hour's time that might have been used to better advantage."

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