As the 2023 Roanoke Times Good Neighbors Fund winds down, the total sent in by readers to support Roanoke Area Ministries Emergency Financial Assistance Program is just under $20,000 short
Although substance use disorder is now widely recognized as a disease rather than a poor lifestyle choice, there is still plenty of stigma attached to the condition.
Loraisia Williams, 40, is not a big fan of Child Protective Services. When she and some of her six siblings were growing up in Roanoke, they were taken from their