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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...

“Sportsplex” and Co-Op Proposed for Countryside

by Valerie Garner In a closed session this past Monday, Roanoke City Council chose Northwest Recreation Club, Roanoke Valley Youth Soccer and Roanoke Natural...

Goodlatte Supports Budget Control Act – Griffith Votes No

by Gene Marrano Congressman Bob Goodlatte voted in support of the revised Budget Control Act which prevents the government from defaulting on current obligations...

Potential Goodlatte Challenger Would Have Voted “No” On Budget Act

by Gene Marrano Would-be candidate Andy Schmookler is looking to unseat Congressman Bob Goodlatte -  a tall task if there ever was one. He...

Diversity In City Workforce Disappointing

by Valerie Garner Brenda Hale, President of the NAACP Roanoke Branch, said of Monday morning’s Diversity Report to Roanoke City Council that she “was...

Virginia Has New Insecticide to Fight Stink Bugs

Virginia has a new weapon in the fight against the brown marmorated stink bug, a thumbnail-sized pest that has made headlines over the...

A Sure Sign of Summer

The PGA TOUR returned to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia this week for the second annual Greenbrier Classic. A champion will be crowned...