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Business / Small Business Danville Holiday Campaign Lab pairs small businesses with a $750 marketing runway Arts & Culture Free Steal Away Home performance set for Aug. 1 in Winston-Salem Local Government Roanoke County early voting reaches final weekend Arts & Culture Black Theatre Festival closes with free block party and parade Arts & Culture Temple of the Muse closes Greensboro residency with two premiere performances Community Danville’s August Sunday Outdoors calendar opens with paddling, zipline and hiking Community Free Women’s Naturalist Hike set for Aug. 8 at Roanoke County’s Explore Park Live Music Funky Confusion Band returns to Tequila’s Sports Bar & Grill Business / Small Business Danville Holiday Campaign Lab pairs small businesses with a $750 marketing runway Arts & Culture Free Steal Away Home performance set for Aug. 1 in Winston-Salem Local Government Roanoke County early voting reaches final weekend Arts & Culture Black Theatre Festival closes with free block party and parade Arts & Culture Temple of the Muse closes Greensboro residency with two premiere performances Community Danville’s August Sunday Outdoors calendar opens with paddling, zipline and hiking Community Free Women’s Naturalist Hike set for Aug. 8 at Roanoke County’s Explore Park Live Music Funky Confusion Band returns to Tequila’s Sports Bar & Grill
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1985 · Election Day Flood devastates Roanoke Valley 1949 · Roanoke Star is first illuminated 1949 · The Roanoke Star is illuminated for the first time 1884 · Big Lick chartered as the independent City of Roanoke 1882 · Big Lick adopts the name Roanoke 1880 · Norfolk and Western expansion transforms Roanoke

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