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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

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...

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...