After working a long stretch of days during February, I’m taking a little time off.

Is it just me or are cupcakes taking over the world? Walk into any cooking supply store and would see a myriad of cup cake baking tins. There are cupcake cooking books, cupcake recipes, cupcake decorations… you name it.

Roanoke City Democrats held a primary today to pick their three candidates for this May’s council elections. Only four candidates were on the ballot, meaning there could only be one loser. Right? Well, not exactly.

First, the Olympics are over which means Karen and I are off weekend duty. As I mentioned last week, we worked through the entire Olympics. That means I’m on day 21 of continuous work days. But, I see the light at the end of the tunnel. My first day off is this Friday!

Our final Your Town for the month of February is today. For two weeks now, we’ve covered stories from the Alleghany Highlands, featuring all of the good things happening in the area.