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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...

Market Building Gets a Splash of Color

by Valerie Garner The push is on, with Mayor David Bowers’ state of the city address slated to be held in “Charter Hall” in...

The World Being Changed in Roanoke

by Cheryl Hodges “Welcome to Roanoke!” That is the greeting on the flier from World Changers to their leaders who are in Roanoke guiding...

Lichtenstein Contemplates Challenge in 19th District

by Valerie Garner For several weeks there have been hints that Roanoke Attorney John Lichtenstein was being courted to be the Democratic challenger to...

From Prague With Love: SW VA Ballet Impresses in Europe

by Gene Marrano Southwest Virginia Ballet artistic director Pedro Szalay didn’t tell his twelve students, age 14-18, that accompanied him to Prague in the...

Floydfest Doesn’t Happen Overnight

by Elizabeth Matthews Jones It is early June and the dew is heavy on the tall grass of the festival grounds as 40 volunteers...

Precinct Changes Approved by City Council

by Valerie Garner Working with electoral board members Gordon Hancock and Rev. Carl Tinsley, Registrar Laverne Grigsby assured city council that the changes in...