The Roanoke clothing store J&J Fashions plans to close after 55 years for some of the same reasons that shuttered the doors in 2022 of three other long-lived Roanoke Valley
Like a patient regaining consciousness after being anesthetized, the Roanoke and New River valleys re-emerged throughout 2022 from a prolonged, pandemic-imposed economic sleep.
ELLISTON — Big Spring Mill’s recent closing announcement could doom culinary traditions around local, craft-flour biscuits and fried squash breaded in the company’s tasty seasoned flour.