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November 1, 2026
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He created the first park of its kind.
A hero goes to the Hall of Fame.
The superlatives are not the kind we like to see, but they are the ones that the remnants of Hurricane Helene delivered to portions of the southern Appalachians.
We’re about to celebrate one of our favorite things here in our mountain town of Roanoke, Virginia.
Given the goal of a first tomato by the 4th of July and the last at Halloween, there should be, as this is written in nearly August, many weeks of tomato season left.
He created the first park of its kind.
The superlatives are not the kind we like to see, but they are the ones that the remnants of Hurricane Helene delivered to portions of the southern Appalachians.
We’re about to celebrate one of our favorite things here in our mountain town of Roanoke, Virginia.
Given the goal of a first tomato by the 4th of July and the last at Halloween, there should be, as this is written in nearly August, many weeks of tomato season left.
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