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🌱 Patch AM: Alleged Salem assault that ended in Roanoke leads to multiple charges
Also check out BIG LICK CONSPIRACY Comedy Improv Troupe on the Roanoke Patch calendar
Hello Roanoke! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Alleged Salem assault that ended in Roanoke leads to multiple charges
- How Roanoke fans are remembering Dolly Parton today
- Why a Salem success story moved its headquarters into Roanoke
Also on today's calendar: BIG LICK CONSPIRACY Comedy Improv Troupe and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Salem police arrest Roanoke County man on multiple charges in assault case (salemtimes-register.com) — Police say an alleged assault that began on West Main Street in Salem continued to a woman's home in Roanoke before officers safely secured her and arrested a Roanoke County man. The suspect faces multiple serious felony charges and is being held without bond at the Roanoke City Adult Detention Center while the investigation continues. 
2. Community mourns Dolly Parton, celebrates her legacy in southwest Virginia (wdbj7.com) — Roanoke residents are joining fans across Southwest Virginia in mourning Dolly Parton, gathering at places like downtown shop Woodshed and tuning into Star Country radio to remember her music. Locals describe how she embraced Appalachian identity and turned regional stereotypes into something proud and joyful.
3. From the Archives: Sweet sorrow firm leaving corporate home (salemtimes-register.com) — A 1985 archival feature revisits how Salem-based W.S. Connelly and Co. moved its growing lawn and erosion-control business into Roanoke's Gainsboro Industrial Park for better visibility and highway access. The story traces the family firm's roots on Roanoke's City Market and Jefferson Street, and the Connellys' deep ties to Salem schools and neighborhoods.
4. Outdoors Bound: Late Summer Smallmouth Bonanza! (wfxrtv.com) — Anglers around Roanoke get a timely boost as state wildlife experts share late-summer tactics for catching hungry smallmouth bass, including on the Roanoke River above Smith Mountain Lake. The piece highlights recommended rods, lures, and flies, plus top rivers across southwest and central Virginia where low, clear water concentrates fish and makes wet-wading especially appealing.
📸 Around Roanoke
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Roanoke
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★ Featured events ★
- BIG LICK CONSPIRACY Comedy Improv Troupe →
Commerce Street Theater, 1022 Commerce St, Lynchburg
8:30 pm
Saturday August 29
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Other local events
- SPECIAL EVENT: Grandin Road SW →
Roanoke, VA Calendar Roanoke, VA 24011
3:00 pm - Grandin Chillage →
Roanoke City Special Events Grandin Road between Memorial Ave and Westover Ave - Roan
5:30 pm - SPECIAL EVENT: Maiden Lane SW →
Roanoke, VA Calendar Roanoke, VA 24011
10:00 am - 2026 Roanoke Taco Fest
Roanoke City Special Events Elmwood Park - 706 S Jefferson St. Roanoke VA 24011
11:00 am - 2026 Roanoke Taco Fest →
Roanoke, VA Calendar, 706 S Jefferson St., Roanoke
11:00 am - Crash the Cove →
Roanoke City Special Events Carvins Cove Boat Dock / Carvins Cove Reservoir -
9:30 am - Audit Committee Meeting →
Roanoke City Council Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building - 215 Church Ave. SW Roanoke VA
4:00 pm - 2026 ConnectHER Conference Presented By: Branch
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce 210 S Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA 24011
8:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Sunday August 30
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
📣 Roanoke Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 2026 State of the City Address →
Roanoke County, VA Calendar, 110 Shenandoah Avenue NE, Roanoke
7:30 am - VT Early Action Presentation
Cave Spring High Auditorium
8:30 am - Senior Programs Tai Chi →
Vinton, VA Calendar, 820 E Washington Ave, Vinton
9:00 am - Senior Programs Canasta →
Vinton, VA Calendar, 820 E Washington Ave, Vinton
10:00 am
Thursday August 27
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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