Mason Adams
Roanoke ReporterMason Adams reports stories from the Roanoke Valley.
Mason has covered Blue Ridge communities since 2001 and western Virginia since 2003. He was born and grew up in Clifton Forge, Virginia, and worked as a wildlife biologist before shifting into journalism by freelancing for an alt-weekly.
He hosts Inside Appalachia for West Virginia Public Broadcasting and writes the Southeast Energy News digest for Canary Media.
Mason lives with his family in Floyd County, Virginia.
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Roanoke College celebrated its connection to an alumnus who played a pivotal role in the 20th century movement to liberate Korea from Japanese rule. Roanoke College officially opened its new Kim Kyusik Center for Korean Studies on the school's campus in Salem. -
Roanoke is formally opening a new skatepark and pump track at the city's Wasena Park. -
Lawmakers across the country are talking about affordability, especially when it comes to rising power bills. But states are taking different approaches to make that happen. Virginia is pushing for more renewable energy, while West Virginia lawmakers are trying to keep coal plants open. Mason Adams and Roxy Todd explain why tensions between the two Virginias may be driving up costs for some customers. -
Cyrus Pace was 38 years old when he became executive director of the Jefferson Center, a former Roanoke high school that was repurposed into a performance venue, a headquarters for numerous nonprofits, and host of music programs for young people. Now, 15 years later, Pace is leaving the Jefferson Center for a new job leading the Academy Center of the Arts, a historic theater in downtown Lynchburg. -
Data centers continue to pop up across Virginia. And residents in search of information are finding these projects are shrouded in secrecy. Often, that's because of non-disclosure agreements. -
Two western Virginia community colleges are partnering to train more students to drive tractor trailer trucks. The presidents of Virginia Western and Mountain Gateway community colleges signed an agreement this morning to collaborate on a program to help students earn their commercial driver's licenses. -
Roanoke hosted a grand opening of a first-of-its-kind-in-the-world facility on Thursday. -
Most teenagers fantasize at some point about becoming a recording star. Now, some Roanoke Valley middle and high schoolers are getting a hands-on lesson in how to produce songs. -
Jim and Augustine Smith say they don't want financial challenges to block regional medical students from pursuing their degrees in Roanoke. -
The Trump administration spent its first year remaking federal policy. That includes funding for programs to help unsheltered people.
