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DMV Announces New Motorcycle License Pilot Program 

New Program Makes It Easier for Experienced Riders to Get License Endorsement with Training Program CompletionMay is Motorcycle Safety Month, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is...

Virginia Tech Student Aims to Open Equine Center for The Deaf

It’s rare for someone to have a clear North Star on their path.It’s even rarer...

Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation / Virginia Preservation Announce 2024 Endangered Sites List

In recognition of National Preservation Month, the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation (RVPF) has announced their...

Steven Bathiche: Inventor, Engineer, Hokie . . .

Since the turn of the millennium, Steven Bathiche ’97 has led the Microsoft Applied Sciences...

Youngkin Signs Budget Legislation – Praises Bipartisan Support

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the Virginia state budget bills HB 6001 and HB 6002, bipartisan...

County Encourages Citizens to Support Census

Roanoke County is working in cooperation with the U.S. Census Bureau to help raise awareness about the 2010 U.S. Census. The County, like...

Independent Carl Cooper Announces Council Bid

Democrats and Republicans aren’t the only ones jockeying for the three Roanoke City Council seats up for grabs. Independent candidate Carl Cooper also...

Goad Announces Bid For GOP Chairman Sixth Congressional District

Danny Goad, Vice-Chairman of the Botetourt County Republican Committee has announced he is seeking the office of Chairman of the Republican Party, Sixth...

Civic and Local Leaders March in Remembrance

On Sunday March 7, 1965 over 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma Alabama on U.S. Route 80 to the Edmund...

City to Sell Landmark Building

Roanoke City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to sell the landmark Commonwealth Building in downtown Roanoke located across the street from City Hall....

Democrats Pick Their Ticket For City Council Race

At 8:21 p.m. Tuesday night David Trinkle ended a cell phone call and shouted across a crowded room at his restaurant, Fork in...