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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...

“Smart Connection” Bus Service Launched

by Melvin E. Matthews Driving into Lot “C” of the Roanoke Civic Center parking lot just after 5 a.m. on July 19, one could...

Republican Donner Seeks Webb’s Senate Seat

by Valerie Garner After the 2010 elections, businessman Tim Donner says he “believes that there is an appetite for people outside of the traditional...

Republican Candidates Target Edwards During Forum

by Valerie Garner There were many conservative issues the two Republican primary candidates for the Virginia 21st Senate district had in common at Tuesday’s...

Mountain Bike Challenge Lives Up to Name

The Roanoke Valley hosted another weekend of bicycle racing on July 16 & 17th with the Meridium Roanoke Mountain Bike Challenge (RMBC) as...

Apple Ridge Farm Receives $25,000 Grant Award

The Walmart Foundation and the Virginia Advisory Council  have made a ,000 grant award to Apple Ridge Farm . Apple Ridge has a long...

Throwing The Heat

The weather has been both cool and hot over the last week and so has the pitching in Salem. The Sox are looking...