About the New River Reporters' Notebook
Welcome to the New River Notebook blog, with posts from reporters in our New River Valley bureau, located in Christiansburg. We cover everything from the educational industrial complex to local government, cops and what's important in our rural farmland.
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And while you're at it, check out our Community Current blog, the gathering place for community events, pictures and tidbits from around the New River Valley.
The Staff
Chris Winston | Shay Barnhart | Anna L. Mallory | Greg Esposito | Lerone Graham | Dawn Furnas | Ray Cox
Matt Gentry | Justin Cook | Shawna Morrison | Mary Hardbarger | Amy Matzke-Fawcett | Sharla Bardin
 Chris Winston , NRV editor Chris Winston is the New River valley bureau chief at The Roanoke Times. A Lexington, S.C., native, Chris has been a team leader with the company since 2005. Prior to that, he was a sports reporter, health reporter, business editor and assistant city editor at the Herald-Journal newspaper in Spartanburg, S.C. from 1996-2005. Chris received an undergraduate degree in journalism from the Honors College at the University of South Carolina. If you have comments, suggestions or concerns about news coverage in the NRV Current, contact him at chris.winston@roanoke.com or (540) 381-1678. |
 Shay Barnhart Shay Barnhart is assistant New River Valley editor at The Roanoke Times. You can reach her at shay.barnhart@roanoke.com or by calling (540) 381-1666. |
 Anna L. Mallory Anna L. Mallory covers events and issues affecting schools in the New River Valley. If you have information you'd like featured, e-mail anna.mallory@roanoke.com or call (540) 381-8627. |
 Greg EspositoGreg Esposito covers Virginia Tech, Radford University and higher education trends throughout Southwest Virginia. You can reach him at greg.esposito@roanoke.com or by calling (540) 381-1675. |
 Lerone Graham Lerone Graham covers events and issues affecting Christiansburg and Montgomery County and their governing bodies. Contact him at lerone.graham@roanoke.com or call (540) 381-8621. |
 Ray CoxRay Cox covers recreational, high school and college sports in the New River Valley. E-mail him at ray.cox@roanoke.com or call him at (540) 381-1672. |
 Matt Gentry Matt Gentry is a staff photographer at The Roanoke Times. You can reach him at matt.gentry@roanoke.com or by calling (540) 381-1620. |
 Justin Cook Justin Cook is a staff photographer at The Roanoke Times. You can reach him at justin.cook@roanoke.com or by calling (540) 381-1668. |
 Shawna Morrison Shawna Morrison covers crime and public safety. If you'd like to reach her, e-mail Shawna at shawna.morrison@roanoke.com or call (540) 381-1665. |
 Mary Hardbarger Mary Hardbarger covers religion, seniors and community events in the New River Valley. You can reach her by e-mail at mary.hardbarger@roanoke.com or by phone at (540) 381-1679. |
 Amy Matzke-Fawcett
Amy Matzke-Fawcett covers events and issues affecting businesses in the |
 Dawn Furnas Dawn Furnas is a designer in the New River Valley bureau of The Roanoke Times. If you'd like to reach Dawn, send her an e-mail at dawn.furnas@roanoke.com or give her a call at (540) 381-1662. |
 Sharla Bardin Sharla Bardin covers the Town of Blacksburg and the City of Radford, as well as other topics. If you'd like to reach her, e-mail Sharla at sharla.bardin@roanoke.com or call (540) 381-1669. |
