2009.05.28
Your online guide to the May 29 issue of SWoCo
High fives all around!
This was the scene with Hidden Valley softball last week when the team was introduced during one of its River Ridge tournament games.
And this is our high five, of sorts, for readers -- all the online extras we have that we can't possibly squeeze into print.
Every day, we're posting upwards of a dozen or so news items from Southwest Roanoke County online. Those can't all possibly fit into print, so in each week's print edition of SWoCo, you'll see lots of places where we advise readers to come online for more.
Well, here's this week's guide to what "more" we have for you:
* Paparazzi photos from the Faith Christian School Gala
* Italian ice store eyes location on Brambleton Avenue
* More photos from Cave Spring Auxiliary hosting dinner during National EMS service
* Readers share Memorial Day photos
* More photos of Oak Grove celebrating Earth Day
* More photos from "Oliver" at Faith Christian School
* More photos from Bent Mountain Elementary thanking volunteers
* More photos from Local Colors -- pararazzi photos and pageant princesses.
AND IN SPORTS . . .
* More photos from Cave Spring girls soccer vs. Blacksburg
* More photos from Hidden Valley softball in River Ridge tournament
* More photos from Hidden Valley softball vs. Salem
* More photos from Hidden Valley JV softball
* More photos from Cave Spring JV baseball vs. Blacksburg
* More photos from Hidden Valley JV baseball vs. Blacksburg
* More photos from HVYSA LAX Falcons vs. North Cross lacrosse
* More photos from Lauren Bosche signing with Liberty University
* Two from Cave Spring honored as Wendy’s High School Heisman winners
* Southwest Roanoke County girls compete in state gymnastics
* More photos from Young Life golf tournament
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 figure out something.
