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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The outcome of a Roanoke Valley school board race is still undecided. Challenger Ryan White currently holds a narrow, 60-vote lead over incumbent Cheryl Facciani. -
Carilion Clinic announced this week it's exceeded its goal of $100 million for the Carilion Taubman Cancer Center. Now, Carilion is embarking on another $50 million initiative to add proton therapy. -
The latest Virginia population projections from the University of Virginia's Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service predict sharp drops in current and former coal-producing counties in Southwest Virginia. -
Wasena Park is one of the crown jewels in Roanoke's park system, with a playground, ballfields, river access, and a long stretch of the Roanoke River Greenway. Now the city is adding more amenities, starting with construction of a new skate park that should be ready to go by the end of the year. -
The founder of the Virginia Public Access Project visited Roanoke last week to promote his new book. His lasting legacy is founding the Virginia Public Access Project, which aggregates data about campaigns, elected officials and lobbyists, offering it up to the public free of charge. -
The city of Roanoke is looking at the idea of attracting a casino. City manager Valmarie Turner and Mayor Joe Cobb announced the initiative on Tuesday. -
Does Roanoke County have the right kind of housing for its residents? The county is in the midst of a housing market analysis that's likely to result in some policy changes over coming months. -
Researchers sifted through data from patients between the ages of 15 and 17 who were admitted to the psychiatry unit following a suicide attempt by overdosing on pills. They found two-thirds of the attempts happened after 8 p.m., and three out of four of the individuals were on screens right before the overdose. -
Roanoke is reworking the flow of a stream beneath its downtown to reduce flooding. The roughly $3 million project should reduce flooding by 3 to 5 inches. -
Roanoke County celebrated the topping out of its $76 million, 123,000 square-foot Roanoke County Career & Technology Center, which will be nearly twice the size of its current facility. But even before construction is complete, school leaders already are thinking about what's next.
