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Our paparazzi photo crew will be at Friday night's Cave Spring - Hidden Valley game. If you want your photo taken, the crew will be set up near the snack bar. Just look for the SWoCo backdrop and the red carpet, and get in line! We'll likely be posting the photos online sometime Monday right here at www.swo-co.com.

But wait, that's not all! You can also get a SWoCo car decal while you're at the game. Bonus points if you get one and share a photo with us later showing you putting it on your car. Or your skateboard. Just not the neighbor's cat . . .

You can share your photos at news@swo-co.com.

Loren Wright shares this photo gallery from the Touch-A-Truck festival at Green Hill Park in Roanoke County on Saturday. Here are photos of Craig, Loren, and Aidan Wright -- and Cory Ensor -- having fun.

You can view her photos in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

For more on Touch-A-Truck, see this post on our Salem community news site.

Do you have photos involving people from Southwest Roanoke County? If so, you can share at news@swo-co.com.

The votes are in!

We asked you to pick the "Best of Southwest Roanoke County." And you did.

And the results are right here -- in more than 50 categories, ranging from best community event to the best electrician, from the best school event to the best new thing in Southwest Roanoke County, from best place to go trick-or-treating to the best new reason for living in Southwest Roanoke County.

So, what do you think? And what categories should we add for next year?

You can leave comments below.

In the print edition, you'll see several places where we send folks online to find more photos. Here are those links:

* More photos from Cave Spring Elementary's Fall Carnival
* More photos from the Cave Spring Chaos - Hidden Valley Blazers game

And congrats to all the winners!

Go behind the scenes at a photo shoot to see how photographer Jeanna Duerscherl created this photo illustration for the All-Timesland Swimmers of the Year feature that ran in Sunday's sports section of The Roanoke Times.

One of those swimmers, of course, is Ali Horn of Cave Spring High School. The other is Evan Gregg of Blacksburg High School.

You can get a peek behind the process in this video by Chris Zaluksi.

Today's the day. Or, more accurately, tonight's the tonight.

The voting for "The Best of Southwest Roanoke County" ends at midnight.

After that, we'll compile the votes and announce the winners in our anniversary issue of April 24.

So just what's in our "Best of Southwest Roanoke County" survey?

Lots of things. Who's the best teacher? The best rec league coach? The best church outreach program?

Who's the best hair salon? The best plumber? The best place to get your car fixed?

Where's the best coffee? The best iced tea? Even this one: Which is the best tattoo studio?

And our favorite: What's the best thing about living in Southwest Roanoke County?

We've got details on our Best of Southwest Roanoke County contest -- including a link to the official online ballot -- right here.

If you want to cast your vote for "The Best of Southwest Roanoke County," you'd better do it fast.

The voting ends on midnight, Tuesday, March 31.

After that, we'll compile the votes and announce the winners in our anniversary issue of April 24.

So just what's in our "Best of Southwest Roanoke County" survey?

Lots of things. Who's the best teacher? The best rec league coach? The best church outreach program?

Who's the best hair salon? The best plumber? The best place to get your car fixed?

Where's the best coffee? The best iced tea? Even this one: Which is the best tattoo studio?

And our favorite: What's the best thing about living in Southwest Roanoke County?

We've got details on our Best of Southwest Roanoke County contest -- including a link to the official online ballot -- right here.

That's one of the questions in our "Best of Southwest Roanoke County" poll which is heading into the homestretch.

Lots of "best of" contests focus just on businesses -- and goodness knows, we've got lots of business categories, too. What's the best hair salon in Southwest Roanoke County? The best place to buy women's fashions? The best insurance agent? But we also want to do shout-outs to lots of other good things about Southwest Roanoke County.

Who's the best bus driver? Where's the best place to take relatives from out of town? And, well, what's the best community event?

We've got details on our Best of Southwest Roanoke County contest -- including a link to the official online ballot -- right here.

And note this The voting ends at midnight, March 31.

Let your friends know so they can help recognize "the best of Southwest Roanoke County."

Not that we're looking for a date, mind you. But you might be. And, well, what's your idea of the best place for a first date in Southwest Roanoke County?

That's one of the questions in our "Best of Southwest Roanoke County" poll which is going through the end of the March.

Lots of "best of" contests focus just on businesses -- and goodness knows, we've got lots of business categories, too. Who's the best electrician in Southwest Roanoke County? The best handyman? The best nail salon? But we also want to do shout-outs to lots of other good things about Southwest Roanoke County. Where's the best place to walk your dog? The best place to meet new people? The best, well, the best place for a first date? (After, of course, you meet that new person!)

We've got details on our Best of Southwest Roanoke County contest -- including a link to the official online ballot -- right here.

And here's a date to remember: The voting ends at midnight, March 31.

Let your friends know so they can help recognize "the best of Southwest Roanoke County."

Now there's a "best of" question you don't see everyday -- unless, that is, you're checking our our "Best of Southwest Roanoke County" poll which is going on every day in March.

Lots of "best of" contests focus just on businesses -- and goodness knows, we've got lots of business categories, too. Who's the best lawyer in Southwest Roanoke County? The best Realtor? The best plumber? But we also want to do shout-outs to lots of other people in the community who deserve recognition. The best school staff member. The best bus driver. The best, well, the best church outreach program.

We've got details on our Best of Southwest Roanoke County contest -- including a link to the official online ballot -- right here.

The voting has begun and runs through March 31.

Let your friends know so they can help recognize "the best of Southwest Roanoke County."

Ah, now there's a provocative question. But we have several potentially provocative questions in our "Best of Southwest Roanoke County" poll. Who's the best lawyer? What's the best community event? Who serves the best iced tea? Opinions differ on such things -- and we want yours.

Lots of "best of" contests focus just on businesses -- and goodness knows, we've got lots of business categories, too. But we also want to do shout-outs to lots of other people in the community who deserve recognition. The best teacher. The best school staff member. The best rec league coach.

We've got details on our Best of Southwest Roanoke County contest -- including a link to the official online ballot -- right here.

The voting has begun and runs through March 31.

Let your friends know so they can help recognize "the best of Southwest Roanoke County."