We’re all looking skyward this weekend to see what, if anything, the cluster of hurricanes in the Atlantic brings our way. Assuming the games this weekend go on as scheduled, be sure to take your camera -- and then send us some photos at news@swo-co.com. As you may have noticed, if you share your photos, we’ll post ‘em here in full color -- and then run them in color in our print edition, as well (which reaches more than 90 percent of the households in Southwest Roanoke County.)

Doesn’t matter whether it’s varsity, junior varsity, middle school or rec league -- if you have photos that involve teams or players from Southwest Roanoke County, we want them.

In this week’s print edition, as with every week, we often say “see The Notebook” for more. Here’s a guide to the "more":

* Photos from the Lifewise Fitness blood drive
* Valley AFC Gators 14U boys win soccer tournament
* More than six inches of rain falls on Bent Mountain
* Head-on collision injures two on Garst Mill Road
* Photos of Greg Mackey being “knighted” at Cave Spring High School
* Photos from the Cave Spring Knights - Botetourt Cougars rec league football game (those are the Knights in the picture above.)

You’ll also notice we regularly post junior varsity and middle school scores. Our cousins in the sports department at The Roanoke Times publish varsity scores, but not lower age levels. We will, and we have. Here are the most recent results from Cave Spring High, Cave Spring Middle, Hidden Valley High, Hidden Valley Middle, North Cross and Faith Christian. We care about all sports at all age levels. If you’re not seeing your school’s action here, ask ‘em to send it -- or you can send your own report. Rec league, too!

So, how can you get your news and photos in SWoCo? Easy, we're at news@swo-co.com.For more info, 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.

* 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 fun to do with it. We promise.

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