In regards to the Byrd baseball coaching position, as of 4:15 pm no firm decision has been made.

When we called Principal Dr. Richard Turner his comment was "we're still evaluating all of our options at this time."


When we know officially, you'll know.

Terrier Baseball coaching situation...

There may be an announcement as soon as today regarding the William Byrd baseball coaching vacancy. After Steve Sizemore's unexpected resignation, the Terrier skipper job became a very sought after position.

Confirmed names that applied/interviewed are-

FL Slough (long time Franklin County baseball coach)

Chris Carr ('94 Byrd Graduate and Staunton River basketball coach.)

David Mitchell ( Current WBMS baseball coach.)

Gene Riggs (Assistant Varsity coach from '93-97, head coach from '98-'06.)

Rumors have swirled about who would get the nod and the wait could be over as soon as today.

We at the Voice have heard several situations being thrown around, including a "co-coaching" option.

We hope to get confirmation of the decision by this afternoon, so check back here at vintonvoice.com this evening.

Terrier Football coming soon!

The back to back Blue Ridge District Champion William Byrd Terrier football team officially begins their 2009 football season starting August 3rd.

The High School team's begins with back to back scrimmages on August 14th and 21st against Glenvar at home and at Patrick Henry.

The first official game is August 28th at home against Rustburg.

The JV plays their first game September 3rd, at home against Hidden Valley.

The Middle school team has a scrimmage against various teams on August 13th, starting at 10am at Salem stadium, then moves in to their first game against Roanoke Catholic on the 20th, at Terrier Stadium.


Give us your thoughts on what the Varsity has to do this year to "3-peat."


Find more information about Terrier football, including schedules here www.terrierfootball.org/index.htm

Finally...a hall!

After many years of perserverence, fundraising, heartache and the loss of two of the founding fathers, the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame building will be open as of tomorrow, Saturday July 25th. It has been a long time coming for the board and their years of hard work will all pay off tomorrow.

Folks in the Hall either from, or known in this area are-

Gary Walthall-Former Byrd baseball coach and athletic director

Bruce Spencer- Long time rec coach

Brian Hoffman-Long time Vinton Messenger (and Salem Times/Fincastle Herald/New Castle Record) sports editor

Jimmy Mitchell- Legendary American Legion coach and fast pitch softball great.

Both Walthall and Hoffman are on the board (Hoffman is a founding father) and we congratulate them as well as the entire board and the long line of inductees.

William Byrd High and Mt. Pleasant Elementary to be renovated by Martin Bros.

William Byrd High School and Mt. Pleasant Elementary will have their renovations and additions completed by Martin Bros. Contractors.

The contract is for $32 million dollars and also includes Cave Spring and Green Valley elementary schools. Martin Bros. recently completed the renovations to Northside High School.

Construction is set to begin this fall and is estimated to be completed in 2011.

Roanoke County Schools website- http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/news/current/schoolrenovationsaward-072309.shtml

Chamber Pancake Fundrasier!

For more info call Judy or Terry at the Chamber 343-1364 or go to www.vintonchamber.com

Retro Market at the Vinton Farmer's Market

The Town of Vinton is holding "Retro Market" at the Vinton Farmer's Market

Thursday, August 13th
Vinton Farmer's Market
5:30-8:30 pm

Buy and sell nice quality collectibles from the 50's thru the 80's. There will also be music by Fuzzy Logic, classic cars on display, a children's area and food available!!!

For more information go to www.vintonva.gov or call 540 983 0613



Vinton Farmers' Market – The Vinton Farmers’ Market is located on Lee Avenue in downtown Vinton. Since 1988 the market has provided a convenient location for local farmers to sell fresh produce, home-made baked goods, jam, jellies, greenery, handmade crafts, flowers, and plants.

The Vinton Farmers’ Market, recently renovated, features twenty-four covered stalls with tables for vendors and forty-four free parking spaces for customers. The market area also features a permanent stage at which concerts and special events are held throughout the year. Special events promote the market, the vendors, the downtown, and the Vinton community.

The market is owned and operated by the Town of Vinton. The market is supervised by the Town of Vinton Special Programs Coordinator (540-983-0613), 814 E. Washington Ave., Vinton, Virginia 24179.

From the Editor

The Vinton Voice was born for one simple reason...because you asked for it.

As the town of Vinton and the surrounding areas that feed into William Byrd schools continue to grow, they asked for a new voice, a new way to find out "what's happening in town" whether it be about news, sports or essentially anything that happens in our area.

Our focus is on Vinton, but we won't forget those of you in Mt. Pleasant, Bonsack and the portions of Roanoke County that might as well be considered Vinton. Basically, if you live in an area where your children would go to William Byrd, then we're covering you and your stories.

We will have over 3,000 copies of the Voice available every week and they will be distributed in a combination of ways. Chances are, they'll be available at the places you visit in town, occasionally, you'll have a copy show up in your mailbox. The easiest way to make sure you don't miss out on the information that is important to you is to go ahead and subscribe.

Subscriptions to the Vinton Voice are only $25 a year, giving you 52 weeks of all the information you want. Two years is only $40, not too bad, huh? When is the last time you only paid 20 bucks for a yearly newspaper subscription?

We will be doing things a little differently than you've been used to seeing, but we're hoping that will be a good thing. Every week, you'll have the information you asked for such as;

• Profiles of local businesses
  

• A look back at town history
  

• Information on elementary, middle and high schools, right from the horse's mouth.
  

• Updates and happenings from the Vinton Chamber of Commerce
  

• Local church columns
  

• Sports-rec and school
  

And so much more. I don't want to ruin it, but I can almost guarantee you that there won't be a week that goes by that you won't see someone you know in the Voice.

We want your help too, we can't do this alone. If you know of something happening in or around Vinton that we shouldn't miss, or if you were at something that we did miss and you've got pictures and can tell us a little bit about it, send us an email or even better, come on by the Vinton Chamber (our temporary office) and drop it off, because your Voice is our Voice!

Once the first issue comes out, we're really looking forward to hearing from you. We want to know what you like, what you don't like, what you like to see and any suggestions you might have, after all this is for you, we want to hear from you!


Dan Vance
Editor, The Vinton Voice
dan@vintonvoice.com

Welcome to the Vinton Voice

Thank you for visiting The Vinton Voice, Vinton's new hometown weekly news source. The goal of the Vinton Voice is to inform our readers about the happenings in and around Vinton, including the schools, the communities, the businesses, sports, history and government.

We want to be your source for everything Vinton and we're going to do that in many different ways, but the most important way is the fact that we're going to listen. We're going to listen to what you want to see, what you want to read about and what you want to know. The Voice was created at the urging of local business leaders and concerned citizens that were worried about Vinton's identity. We're hoping the Voice gives Vinton something new to be proud of to add to the already long list.

The first issue will be out in August and will be available several different ways, the easiest way to make sure you get the Voice, is to subscribe, there is a link on the right hand side for an easy form for that. You will also be able to pick it up at your favorite locations throughout Vinton.

Prior to the first issue, check back here at vintonvoice.com for updates and information from Vinton's new source!

I'm looking forward to this and I hope you are too. Please feel free to contact me with anything.

Chris Manning
Publisher, The Vinton Voice
chris@vintonvoice.com
PO Box 213
Vinton, Va. 24179