Your online guide to the Sept. 18 issue of SWoCo
OK, so, let’s get right to it: The big story in Southwest Roanoke County this past week was Ethan Hafey’s field goal to win Cave Spring’s home opener in the closing seconds.
You’ll find Ethan on the cover of this week’s print edition of SWoCo. But you’ll also find we have video highlights from the game (including video of his kick.)
And we have photos — lots and lots and lots of photos — from the game. Some that Garland Gay took. Some that reader Curt Goetsch took. And more than 1,000 that reader T.J. Whitten took. (That’s where the one you see here is from.)
The beauty of the Internet is we can share them all with you. And more.
So here are the other online extras we have for you this week:
* Paparazzi pix of Southwest Roanoke County folks at Olde Salem Days
* Roanoke Valley Prevention Council offers free meal
* Photos from Meadowlark Road block party
* More photos from Cave Spring Rescue Squad open house
* More photos from tailgate dinner for freshman families at Hidden Valley
* More photos from A Night for all Knights at Cave Spring
* More photos from back to school night at Green Valley and Oak Grove elementaries.
* More photos of the Hidden Valley High School band
AND IN SPORTS . . .
* More photos from Hidden Valley vs. Lord Botetourt football
* More photos from Knights Crossing cross country — from Scott Craig and Miranda Adkins
* Photos of Valley AFC Arsenal in Danville tournament
* More photos of Cave Spring Saints vs. North Botetourt Titans
* More photos from the summer Wiffle Ball league at The Yard
* More photos of the Junior Titans football team
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.



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