2009.04.30
Your online guide to the May 1 issue of SWoCo
It's prom season, and you know what that means.
We have paparazzi photos!
That's right -- North Cross kicked off the prom season last weekend and our paparazzi photo crew was there, getting pictures of anyone who wanted to step onto the red carpet. Here's Farrel Irons and Cullen Reed.
This coming weekend, we'll be at the Hidden Valley prom and, in a few weeks, the Cave Spring prom.
But wait, we have more! Well, not only do we have an entire photo gallery of North Cross prom photos -- but we do have other online extras this week, and here they are:
* More photos from the Prom Promise assembly at Hidden Valley
* See the presentation given at the 419 corridor study workshop
* More photos of Cub Scouts at Back Creek Civic League
* More photos from Project Faith at Faith Christian
* More photos from Earth Day event at Bent Mountain
* Photo of the Cave Spring Middle School DI team
* More on the 'go green' program at North Cross
* Burton students take motorsports program to track
* Photos of pageant princesses at recent events
* Roanoke County parks holds geocaching event May 16
* More paparazzi photos from the Blue Ridge Kite Festival
* More reader photos from the kite festival
* More photos of Oak Grove Elementary art projects at flower show
AND IN SPORTS . . .
* Photos from Cave Spring softball, varsity baseball, junior varsity baseball, soccer, lacrosse
* More photos from Cave Spring American League Opening Day
* More photos from Cave Spring National League Opening Day
* More photos from South County Softball Opening Day
So how can you get your news and photos in SWoCo? Easy! Just share at news@swo-co.com
For more information on us -- and how to advertise and reach more than 90 percent of the households in Southwest Roanoke County -- see below:
* You can meet our community journalist for Southwest Roanoke County -- Emily Flora. She keeps regular office hours at our "bureau" -- the Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea on Starkey Road. Here’s her schedule.
* Want to keep up with us in other ways? You can join our "fan group" on Facebook or become one of our "followers" on Twitter. Just search for "swoco" and you'll find us.
* So how do we reach more than 90 percent of the households in Southwest Roanoke County? Here’s how: Subscribers to The Roanoke Times get it included in their Friday paper; non-subscribers have it mailed to them as part of the weekly Simply Savings advertising flier. Those two add up to more than 90 percent. Plus, we have some free copies available at Kroger, Food Lion and Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea in case we miss you somehow.
* Are you an advertiser who wants to get your message to more than 90 percent of the households in Southwest Roanoke County? You can find out more at advertise@swo-co.com. Want to place a classified ad to reach your neighbors in Swoco? Let us know at classifieds@swo-co.com.
Finally, a special treat: SWoco, the video. A trilogy, actually.
Plus, an invitation: Write a song or a poem about SWoCo! Send it to us at news@swo-co.com and, well, we'll
