Harvester welcomes The Oak Ridge Boys Bass singer Richard Sterban promises to sing ‘Elvira’ By BEN R. WILLIAMS, Special to the News-Post Apr 1, 2016 Apr 1, 2016 Updated May 16, 2019 0 The Oak Ridge Boys will play at the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount tonight at 8 p.m. Publicity Photo Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By BEN R. WILLIAMS, Special to the News-Post After 35 years, Richard Sterban’s heart is still on fire for “Elvira.”kAm$E6C32? :D E96 :4@?:4 32DD G@:46 7@C %96 ~2< #:586 q@JD[ H9@ 2C6 A=2J:?8 E96 w2CG6DE6C !6C7@C>2?46 r6?E6C :? #@4<J |@F?E E@?:89E]k^AmkAm#646?E=J[ $E6C32? @776C65 2? :?E6CG:6H E@ E96 uC2?<=:? }6HD\!@DE E@ 5:D4FDD E96 FA4@>:?8 D9@H[ 9:D E:>6 D:?8:?8 324<FA 7@C t=G:D !C6D=6J[ E96 3@?5 E92E 92D <6AE E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD E@86E96C 7@C 7@FC 564256D[ E96 r@F?ECJ |FD:4 w2== @7 u2>6[ 2?5 @7 4@FCD6[ 9:D =686?52CJ G@:46]k^Am kAmuC:52J’D D9@H[ $E6C32? D2:5[ :D 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 D@>6E9:?8 7@C 6G6CJ3@5J :? E96 72>:=J]k^Am People are also reading… 3 takeaways from Virginia Tech football's loss at California Ferrum park hosts haunted trail starting this weekend Ryan Odom: UVa basketball 'deserves to play big games' and will benefit from early-season slate Franklin County administrator to step down Police raid 8 massage parlors across Roanoke County Hemp businesses hurt by new state law drop lawsuit in Roanoke's federal court Franklin County takes first steps in superintendent search SML Center purchases Westlake Cinema to create community center Funding OK'd for sedimentation study at Smith Mountain Lake Reports of invasive hydrilla rise at Smith Mountain Lake Trump doles out billions to voters ahead of midterm elections 2 Republican groups call for civility in Franklin County What’s known about plague institute lab worker's death in Russia? Boones Mill awarded $5,000 grant for informational signs Noise complaints prompt Roanoke to require 'quiet pickleballs' at several city parks kAm“x 42? DA62< 7@C 2== @7 E96 8FJD[” 96 D2:5] “x 42? E6== J@F E92E H6’C6 8@:?8 E@ 5@ @FC 36DE E@ >2<6 :E 2 8C62E ?:89E[ 7:CDE @7 2==] (6 =@G6 5@:?8 :E] (96? H6 4@>6 E@ E@H?[ J@F’C6 8@:?8 E@ 962C 2 =@E @7 E96 D@?8D E92E J@F 6IA64E E@ 962C 7C@> E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD… p 3:8 A2CE @7 E96 D9@H H:== 36 @FC 9:E D@?8D] *@F 42? 4@F?E @? 962C:?8 ‘t=G:C2[’ J@F’== 962C ‘*2’== r@>6 q24< $2=@@?[’ H9:49 H2D @FC 7:CDE 9:E 6G6C[ 2?5 J@F’== 962C 2 =@E @7 E96 9:ED E92E H6’G6 925 :? 36EH66?]”k^Am kAm%96 ~2< #:586 q@JD’ ?6H6DE AC@;64E[ $E6C32? D2:5[ :D 2 8@DA6= 2=3F> E:E=65 “#@4< @7 p86D[” 2 4@==64E:@? @7 9J>?D E92E E96 32?5 >6>36CD 8C6H FA @?] %96J A=2? E@ D:?8 2 76H 8@DA6= ?F>36CD 2=@?8 H:E9 E96:C 6DE23=:D965 4=2DD:4D[ 2?5 E96J 2=D@ A=2? E@ D:?8 D@>6 A2EC:@E:4 D@?8D 9@?@C:?8 p>6C:42 2?5 :ED G6E6C2?D]k^Am kAm“xE H:== 36 2 8C62E ?:89E @7 72>:=J 6?E6CE2:?>6?E[” $E6C32? D2:5] “%92E’D C62==J H92E E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD 2C6 2== 23@FE] %96C6’D D@>6E9:?8 7@C 6G6CJ >6>36C @7 E96 72>:=J 2E 2? ~2< #:586 q@JD D9@H[ 2?5 H6 AC:56 @FCD6=G6D @? E92E]”k^Am kAmx? 255:E:@? E@ $E6C32?[ E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD =:?6FA 4@?D:DED @7 =625 D:?86C sF2?6 p==6?[ E6?@C y@6 q@?D2== 2?5 32C:E@?6 (:==:2> {66 v@=56?] (:E9 E96 6I46AE:@? @7 2 3C:67 82A H96? v@=56? E6>A@C2C:=J =67E E96 8C@FA[ E96 =:?6FA 92D 366? E@86E96C D:?46 `hfb]k^AmkAmt249 >6>36C 3C:?8D D@>6E9:?8 5:776C6?E E@ E96 E23=6[ $E6C32? D2:5[ 2?5 H:E9@FE 2== 7@FC[ :E’D ;FDE ?@E E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD]k^Am kAm“x E9:?< H6 2== C62=:K65 2 =@?8 E:>6 28@ E92E H6 ?665 6249 @E96C[” 96 D2:5] “(6 AF== E@86E96C 2D 2 E62>]… (6’C6 2 ECF6 3C@E96C9@@5] x E9:?< E92E :D @?6 @7 E96 724E@CD E92E 8@6D :?E@ E96 =@?86G:EJ H6’G6 366? 23=6 E@ 6IA6C:6?46 :? @FC 42C66CD]… (6 DE:== =@@< 7@CH2C5[ 6G6CJ ?:89E[ E@ 36:?8 @? DE286[ E2<:?8 @FC >FD:4 E@ @FC 72?D] (6’C6 DE:== 92G:?8 7F? 5@:?8 E9:D]”k^Am kAm%96C6 92G6 366? 2 76H C@F89 A2E496D 2=@?8 E96 H2J[ $E6C32? D2:5[ 3FE 2D E96 >6>36CD @7 E96 8C@FA 92G6 8@EE6? @=56C[ E96:C 3@?5 92D @?=J 566A6?65]k^AmkAm“|2J36 H6’C6 E@@ @=5 ?@H E@ =6E =:EE=6 E9:?8D 3@E96C FD[” 96 25565 H:E9 2 =2F89]k^AmkAm$E6C32? 7:CDE DE2CE65 9:D D:?8:?8 42C66C :? $F?52J D49@@= – 2D 2 3@J D@AC2?@]k^Am kAm“x C6>6>36C 766=:?8[ 2D 2 J@F?8 3@J[ E92E E9:D H2D H92E x H2D >62?E E@ 5@ 7@C >J =:G:?8[” 96 D2:5] “x H2D >62?E E@ D:?8 :? 7C@?E @7 A6@A=6] x 8@E :?E@ ;F?:@C 9:89 D49@@= 2?5 x H2D DE:== D:?8:?8 E6?@C :? D6G6?E9 8C256[ 36=:6G6 :E @C ?@E] qFE @G6C E96 DF>>6C 36EH66? >J D6G6?E9 8C256 J62C 2?5 >J 6:89E9 8C256 J62C[ >J G@:46 >256 2 5C2DE:4[ 5C2DE:4 492?86]”k^Am kAmqJ E96 72== @7 9:D 6:89E9 8C256 J62C[ $E6C32? H6?E 7C@> D:?8:?8 7:CDE E6?@C :? 9:D D49@@= 49@:C E@ D:?8:?8 D64@?5 32DD]k^AmkAm&?7@CEF?2E6=J 7@C E9@D6 H:D9:?8 E@ >2E49 $E6C32?’D =@H ?@E6D[ E96C6’D ?@ D64C6E >6E9@5 369:?5 9:D D:?8:?8] xE’D D:>A=J 2 v@5\8:G6? E2=6?E[ 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmq67@C6 ;@:?:?8 E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD[ $E6C32? D2?8 H:E9 y]s] $F>?6C 2?5 E96 $E2>AD] x? `hf`[ t=G:D !C6D=6J 9:C65 E96 8C@FA E@ D:?8 324<FA[ 2?5 $E6C32? DA6?E 2 J62C 2?5 92=7 D92C:?8 E96 DE286 H:E9 E96 z:?8 @7 #@4< 2?5 #@==]k^Am kAm$F>?6C – H9@ H2D 4@?D:56C65 E96 H@C=5’D =@H6DE 32DD D:?86C – 2?5 !C6D=6J H6C6 3@E9 >2;@C :?7=F6?46D @? $E6C32?[ 96 D2:5]k^AmkAm“tG6? E9@F89 t=G:D H2D E96 z:?8 @7 #@4< 2?5 #@==[ x C62==J 36=:6G6 E92E 9:D 72G@C:E6 >FD:4 H2D 8@DA6= >FD:4[” $E6C32? D2:5] “w6 =@G65 8@DA6= D@?8D] p?5 D@>6 @7 >J 7@?56DE >6>@C:6D H:E9 t=G:D H6C6 24EF2==J 86EE:?8 2C@F?5 2 A:2?@ 2?5 D:?8:?8 8@DA6= BF2CE6E D@?8D 2?5 DA:C:EF2=D[ E96 <:?5 96 C62==J =:<65]… x C6>6>36C @?6 ?:89E :? A2CE:4F=2C H6 H6C6 FA :? 9:D DF:E6 D:?8:?8[ 2?5 96 42>6 @G6C 2?5 DE@@5 ?6IE E@ >6 2?5 96 DE2CE65 D:?8:?8 32DD] w6 8@E 4=@D6 E@ >J 62C E@ D9@H >6 96 4@F=5 D:?8 32DD[ E@@]”k^Am kAmpE E96 E:>6[ $E6C32? D2:5[ !C6D=6J H2D 2C8F23=J E96 H@C=5’D 3:886DE DE2C] p?5 D@[ H96? (:==:2> {66 v@=56? 42==65 2?5 2D<65 $E6C32? :7 96 H@F=5 ;@:? E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD[ $E6C32? H2D 72465 H:E9 2 >2;@C 564:D:@?]k^AmkAm“tG6? E9@F89 x H2D D:?8:?8 H:E9 E96 z:?8 @7 #@4< 2?5 #@==[ x H2D G6CJ :?E6C6DE65 :? ;@:?:?8 E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD[” 96 D2:5] “x H2D 2 3:8 72? @7 E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD]… x >256 2 >2;@C 564:D:@? :? >J =:76 E@ =62G6 t=G:D 2?5 ;@:? E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD] p =@E @7 A6@A=6 324< E96? BF6DE:@?65 E92E 564:D:@?] w@H 4@F=5 J@F 5@ E92En w@H 4@F=5 J@F =62G6 t=G:Dn … qFE x 76=E :? >J 962CE x H2D >2<:?8 E96 C:89E 49@:46]”k^Am kAm%96 ~2< #:586 q@JD 92G6 366? E@FC:?8 6IE6?D:G6=J 6G6C D:?46[ 2?5 E96J 92G6 D4@C65 2 ?F>36C @7 9:ED[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 >2;@C 4C@DD@G6C 9:E “t=G:C2” bd J62CD 28@]k^Am kAm“x7 x 925 DF49 2 E9:?8 2D 2 4=2:> E@ 72>6[ :E H@F=5 AC@323=J 36 E92E =:?6[ ‘~@> A2A2[ @@> A2A2 >@H >@H” @? ‘t=G:C2[’” $E6C32? D2:5] “!6@A=6 2D< >6 E@ 8:G6 E96> 2 D2>A=6 @7 E92E 2== E96 E:>6]… p7E6C bd J62CD[ H96? H6 ;FDE 9:E E96 :?EC@5F4E:@? E@ t=G:C2[ A6@A=6 DE2?5 FA] %96J DE2CE D:?8:?8 2?5 52?4:?8] xE’D ;FDE @?6 @7 E9@D6 DA64:2= D@?8D] xE’D @FC D:8?2EFC6 D@?8] %@ E9:D G6CJ 52J[ :E’D DE:== @?6 @7 E96 =2C86DE\D6==:?8 D:?8=6 C64@C5D E@ 6G6C 36 C64@C565 :? }2D9G:==6]”k^Am kAmx? ~4E@36C[ $E6C32? D2:5[ E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD C646:G65 E96 8C62E6DE 9@?@C @7 E96 32?5’D 42C66Ci %96J H6C6 25565 E@ E96 r@F?ECJ |FD:4 w2== @7 u2>6 :? }2D9G:==6]k^Am kAm“xE’D C62==J 5:77:4F=E E@ 7:?5 H@C5D E@ 56D4C:36 9@H DA64:2= E92E :D[” 96 D2:5] “(96? J@F =@@< 2E E96 r@F?ECJ |FD:4 w2== @7 u2>6[ H96? J@F =@@< 2E E96 A6@A=6 H9@ 2C6 :? E96C6[ H96? J@F =@@< 2E y@9??J r2D9[ t=G:D[ v6@C86 y@?6D[ |6C=6 w2882C5[ E96 =:DE 8@6D @? 2?5 @?]… u@C E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD E@ 36 >6?E:@?65 :? E96 D2>6 D6?E6?46 H:E9 A6@A=6 =:<6 E92E[ 7@C FD E@ 36 A2CE @7 E92E 72>:=J[ :D ;FDE D@ DA64:2=] xE’D 2 EC6>6?5@FD 9@?@C]”k^Am kAm~7 4@FCD6[ E96 36DE E9:?8 23@FE 9:D 42C66C H:E9 E96 ~2< #:586 q@JD[ $E6C32? D2:5[ :D E92E :E 2:?’E @G6C J6E]k^AmkAm“}@?6 @7 FD 92G6 A=2?D E@ C6E:C6 2?JE:>6 D@@?[” 96 D2:5] “(6’C6 DE:== 92G:?8 7F? 5@:?8 E9:D] (6’C6 8@:?8 E@ <66A 5@:?8 E9:D 2D =@?8 2D E96 8@@5 {@C5 23@G6 H:== 2==@H]”k^AmkAm%96 ~2< #:586 q@JD H:== A=2J E96 w2CG6DE6C !6C7@C>2?46 r6?E6C uC:52J 2E g A]>] %@ AFC492D6 E:4<6ED[ G:D:E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]92CG6DE6C\>FD:4]4@>QmHHH]92CG6DE6C\>FD:4]4@>k^2m @C 42== Wdc_X cgc\gaff]k^Am kAm$E6C32?UCDBF@jD >6>@:C[ U=5BF@juC@> t=G:D E@ t=G:C2i |J {:76 @? $E286[UC5BF@j :D 2G2:=23=6 @? 9:D H63D:E6 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]C:492C5DE6C32?]4@>QmHHH]C:492C5DE6C32?]4@>k^2m]k^Am 0 comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Franklin County administrator to step down After less than a year in the role, Franklin County Administrator Steve Sandy announced this week he will be stepping down to take a position … Police raid 8 massage parlors across Roanoke County Search warrants were executed in eight businesses in response to citizen complaints. Hemp businesses hurt by new state law drop lawsuit in Roanoke's federal court The move comes after their effort to delay the law's implementation was denied in August. Franklin County takes first steps in superintendent search The Franklin County School Board is considering its next steps following the announcement by Superintendent Kevin Siers that he will be retiri… Funding OK'd for sedimentation study at Smith Mountain Lake Lake commission seeks to develop a baseline study on sedimentation, which already has rendered parts of Smith Mountain Lake unnavigable by boat. Watch Now: Related Video A1 Minute! October 12, 2026: Richmond Folk Festival; Korn Ferry Tour Championship; Henrico’s Cactus House A1 Minute! October 9, 2026: Fall foliage predictions; Behind the scenes at Korn Ferry Championship; Weekend Top 5 A1 Minute! October 9, 2026: Fall foliage predictions; Behind the scenes at Korn Ferry Championship; Weekend Top 5 A1 Minute! October 5, 2026: Crab festival pulls in $30,000 in three hours; Famed doughnut makers return; Top 25 RVA employers A1 Minute! October 5, 2026: Crab festival pulls in $30,000 in three hours; Famed doughnut makers return; Top 25 RVA employers The 10 safest cities in the United States The 10 safest cities in the United States
Franklin County administrator to step down After less than a year in the role, Franklin County Administrator Steve Sandy announced this week he will be stepping down to take a position …
Police raid 8 massage parlors across Roanoke County Search warrants were executed in eight businesses in response to citizen complaints.
Hemp businesses hurt by new state law drop lawsuit in Roanoke's federal court The move comes after their effort to delay the law's implementation was denied in August.
Franklin County takes first steps in superintendent search The Franklin County School Board is considering its next steps following the announcement by Superintendent Kevin Siers that he will be retiri…
Funding OK'd for sedimentation study at Smith Mountain Lake Lake commission seeks to develop a baseline study on sedimentation, which already has rendered parts of Smith Mountain Lake unnavigable by boat.
A1 Minute! October 12, 2026: Richmond Folk Festival; Korn Ferry Tour Championship; Henrico’s Cactus House
A1 Minute! October 9, 2026: Fall foliage predictions; Behind the scenes at Korn Ferry Championship; Weekend Top 5
A1 Minute! October 9, 2026: Fall foliage predictions; Behind the scenes at Korn Ferry Championship; Weekend Top 5
A1 Minute! October 5, 2026: Crab festival pulls in $30,000 in three hours; Famed doughnut makers return; Top 25 RVA employers
A1 Minute! October 5, 2026: Crab festival pulls in $30,000 in three hours; Famed doughnut makers return; Top 25 RVA employers