Be nice to everyone – it’s so easy: that’s how one Rockbridge County man wants his legacy to inspire others. He’s an entertainer with a larger-than-life personality, and he demonstrates that through his gigantic art pieces.

The Giles County School Board will hold an organizational meeting today. Residents and staff at Commonwealth Senior Living at Christiansburg will receive the COVID-19 vaccine today. The Rotary Club of Salem holds its annual Coat Drive today. Drive up to the left side entrance at the Salem Civic Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and drop them off. The Roanoke County School Board will hold a strategy session today.

ROANOKE, Va. - It's hard to have spent much time in Roanoke's Grandin Village without running into James Tarpley. Dubbed "The Angel of Grandin" Tarpley, 86, spent many years giving back on anyone and everyone in the community. During his more than 30 years living in Grandin Village, he's paid for funerals, arranged weddings, helped clean out flooded basements, picked weeds and helped in many other ways, according to the Historic Grandin Village website. Earlier this month, a mural of Tarpley was unveiled in Grandin Village near the 7 Eleven. Funeral is Saturday more details to come God has a great Man Posted by James Hunter Tarpley on Tuesday, October 22, 2019The James Hunter Tarpley Facebook page says his funeral is set for Saturday.