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’s Hope and Home Task Force is recommending the city take a more proactive approach to address homelessness. Recommendations include aligning its nonprofits and government agencies to function as a regional service hub— perhaps with a tiny house village for transitional housing. -
Republican Ben Cline has won a fifth term representing Virginia’s 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Democratic author Beth Macy. -
The lawsuit claims the county board of supervisors discussed the performance agreement in a closed session and then approved it without discussing the substance of the agreement. -
Roanoke City Council heard Monday about the Western Virginia Water Authority’s plans to reevaluate its water supplies— a process that’s occurring well ahead of schedule. -
Roanokers are voting for three seats on the seven-member governing council of the largest metro area in western Virginia. The ballot for Roanoke city council includes three Democrats, one Republican, and three independents. -
Longtime Roanoke Tribune publisher Claudia Whitworth died last week. She was 98. -
Barbara Kingsolver’s new book, “Partita,” follows on the heels of her Pulitzer Prize-winning 2022 novel “Demon Copperhead.” -
The inaugural Virginia Hunger Survey found 42% of state households were food insecure. That number spikes to 55% in Southwest Virginia— and 70% among regional families with children. Food banks are responding, some with a shift to new models. -
Twenty years since roller derby first reached western Virginia, the sport continues to thrive in Roanoke. Twin Valleys Roller Derby holds games at the Berglund Center. And this summer the league won the Contenders Cup tournament in Dallas. -
The commission that oversees the Hotel Roanoke Conference Center is selling the facility to the Virginia Tech Foundation, which will then market the hotel and conference center to a third-party buyer.
