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Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that the role of the Greenway Coordinator, which assists localities with the planning, expansion, and...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Record Setting Corps of Cadets

Three hundred eighty-five new members of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets reported to the Virginia Tech campus in early August one week...

Cathedral of the Spirit By George Anderson

My wife and I had an opportunity to go to Greece to enjoy a vacation with my daughter, Paige, who lives in Eastern...

Plenty of Energy at Turbine Meeting

by Gene Marrano On Tuesday Night the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors received an earful from citizens at a public hearing but tabled their...

Brandon Bell Files As Independent Candidate For 19th Senate District

by Valerie Garner Last Monday the former Virginia State Senator in the 22nd Senate District officially became the Independent candidate in the 19th Senate...

Nutter Defeats Godsey in Low Turnout Republican Primary

by Valerie Garner Dave Nutter handily defeated Tripp Godsey in Tuesday’s 21st District Republican primary. But as the numbers rolled in from Virginia’s State...

Republican Unexpectedly Nominated In Challenge To Unseat Putney

by Valerie Garner The Republican Party leadership tried to convince him not to run, claims the newly chosen nominee. Monday evening a Roanoke Tea Party...