Many Amish say that they are not opposed to adding more safety features to their buggies. Others have more restrictive religious views that they say prevent them from using even basic safety technologies such as flashing lights.
Ralph Berrier Jr.
Ralph Berrier Jr. is a writer who lives in Roanoke. Contact him at ralph.berrier@gmail.com.
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Alias Scott Bridgeway: Roanoke native lands ‘one-in-a-million’ career as co-producer for Kendrick Lamar
Years before he was an in-demand producer in LA, Ruchaun Akers Jr. was a student at Roanoke’s Westside Elementary.
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The Crooked Road turns 20
The popular music heritage trail has become an economic engine in Southwest Virginia, but supporters say more work remains to be done.
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For quarter-century, Bristol museum has helped visitors remember country music’s roots — and their own
The Birthplace of Country Music Museum moved into its downtown Bristol quarters 10 years ago. It’s raising money to expand into an empty building next door.
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One candidate says he’s quit but hasn’t officially withdrawn, so Roanoke still has a contested Democratic council primary
Four candidates are seeking three Democratic nominations.
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Famed Grayson County guitar maker Wayne Henderson stages one final festival
He once made a guitar for Eric Clapton, and the book about its creation made Henderson famous.
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A ‘rascaly county’: Montgomery County was a hotbed of anti-Patriot fervor during the Revolution
Hundreds of people across the Southwest Virginia valleys and mountains openly opposed the Revolution and pledged their loyalty to British King George III.
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Ten years later, the Harvester Performance Center put Rocky Mount ‘on the map’
The town-owned venue has attracted big-name acts like Tab Benoit, Morgan Wade and the Indigo Girls. It’s also been an economic boon for Rocky Mount.
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‘Thunder in the Hills’: Play about Carroll County shootout gets another day in court
The play about the 1912 courthouse shootout that left five dead is being staged for perhaps the final time.
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Woody Holton’s revolutionary life and history
The Roanoke-born son of the former governor is now a historian and prize-winning author of books about the American Revolution.
