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Roanoke City Engineering Teacher Honored With Nation’s Highest STEM Teaching Award
Raymond Cotter, an engineering teacher at the RCPS Charles W. Day Technical Education Center (DAYTEC), has been named by President Joe Biden as a recipient of the prestigious Presidential...
VA Passenger Rail Authority Selects Construction Partner for Long Bridge-South Package
The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) has announced the selection of the Long Bridge Rail...
New River Battalion Tops National Ranking for Second Year
For the second year in a row, the New River Battalion has been named the nation’s top...
Roanoke Star To Be Acquired By Paradise Media
Some time in the next couple of days as final documents are signed and files...
Fralin Institute: Words Activate Hidden Brain Processes Shaping Emotions, Decisions and Behavior
In an unprecedented new study in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown neurotransmitters in the...
Roanoke’s McFadden to Be Inducted into Tech Wall of Fame
There is a Wall of Fame at Virginia Tech which recognizes Virginia Tech Alumni who have distinguished themselves through contributions of service in...
Vinton School District Race Heats Up
The Vinton District representative on the Roanoke County School Board, Mike Stovall, has some opposition this November as he runs for a fourth term....
My Kind of Politics . . .
8th District Delegate Morgan Griffith held his 14th annual Greater Griffith Open Putt-Putt Tournament last Thursday, August 27th. Dozens of kids and their...
Annual School Convocation a Chance to Celebrate Success
Roanoke City held its annual convocation at the Civic Center on Monday which has become a pep rally of sorts for teachers and administrators....
Firefighters Endure Intense Training to Lower Risk of Tragedy
Being a firefighter in Roanoke County may not be as difficult and life threatening on a day-to-day basis as it might be in cities...
Cook Students May Not be Coming to Cave Spring After All
The Roanoke County School Board amended the agenda of its most recent meeting to include a public hearing in regards to closing the Roland...