Kendall Bailey News Today

Today we’re tying up some loose ends from three recent columns: Survey results for a new Roanoke College team name; a Harry Potter book lost by the U.S. Postal Service, and one heck of a grateful waitress in Vinton.

When Roanoke Police searched Bill Tanger’s stolen-then-recovered minivan, they found a receipt connected to a food stamps debit card issued by Roanoke’s Department of Social Services. But the DSS headquarters in Richmond won’t reveal the cardholder’s identity.

The short way to explain this article is, “karma is taking care of Gail Dehaesseleer.” And she’s full of gratitude for the generosity of The Roanoke Times’ readers.

Gail Dehaeseleer went all summer without a paycheck, while her June claim for unemployment benefits through the Virginia Employment Commission went unresolved. The agency finally paid after your humble columnist and a state lawmaker’s aide began inquiring. Then there was another glitch.

Hamilton County school officials fielded concerns Monday about a substitute teacher at East Ridge Elementary School after a photo circulated on social media with a caption saying the teacher pictured was a transgender woman who asked students to call them "Mrs."

Yigit Can Erdogan, 22, has been found guilty of murdering 17-year-old Justin Tsang, whose body was found in a shallow grave in the Blue Mountains.

WATERVILLE — Northern Light Continuing Care Lakewood's May Day Auction is back in virtual form for 2022. Bidders can view auction items at

A spokeswoman for Consolidated Communications said service was expected to be returned to all customers Wednesday after a work crew for another company mistakenly severed the underground cable on Jan. 10.

Gardner-Webb storms back with big second half to down No. 24 Elon Devron Harper with a punt return for a TD as Gardner-Webb upsets #24 Elon (Source: Jeff Sochko/GWUPhotos.com) By Gardner-Webb Athletics | February 28, 2021 at 12:10 AM EST - Updated February 28 at 12:10 AM Press release provided by Gardner-Webb Athletics BOILING SPRINGS – Gardner-Webb stormed back from a 17-0 deficit to beat No. 24 Elon, 42-20, and win head coach Tre Lamb’s collegiate debut on Saturday afternoon ...

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