| Frequency | weekly, Apr. 6, 1878-Feb. 16, 1989 |
| General note | Description based on: Vol. 7, no. 1 (Mar. 9, 1878). |
| General note | "WelRN 1-36"--Containers. |
| Special numbering | Numbering begins anew with v. 1, no. 1 (Mar. 9, 1872) when publisher changed. |
| Special numbering | Volume designation dropped in 1932. Number designation dropped in 1933. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfilm. Raleigh, N.C. : North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, Archives and Records Section, 1990. 36 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm. |
| Issued in other form | Roanoke news |
