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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...

Roanoke County Receives EMS Awards

The Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department recently received two 2011 Regional Awards for Outstanding Contributions to EMS.  The seventh annual Western Virginia...

Promoter Steps Out Again With “Band Experiment”

by Cheryl Hodges The main library in downtown Roanoke has become a bit of a mecca in recent years. All sorts of people converge...

Ultimate Frisbee: The Most Laid Back Serious Sport

by Cheryl Hodges Of the 55 sports represented in this year’s Coventry Commonwealth Games, there is only one that is self-governed by the aptly...

2nd Helpings Café Opens Full Bakery

For 26 years, Georgia Crump was the owner and baker at Nuts & Sweet Things located in the Market in downtown Roanoke. Opening...

PROject proJECT Draws Sizeable Crowds Downtown

by Gene Marrano Ever heard of “fire hooping” – a flaming hula-hoop dance routine that held audiences spellbound? What about psychedelic projections, civil raves...

Bell Says He Will Run in 19th

by Valerie Garner What may be the most interesting race in our area for 2011 is shaping up as former Republican State Senator Brandon...