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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...

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...

Church Ready To Fight For Fourth Term As Supervisor

by Gene Marrano As a former big time basketball official for the Atlantic Coast Conference, Joe “Butch” Church is not one to shy away...

Senator John Edwards Says He Stands On His Record

by Valerie Garner Quality roads in Virginia are “an economic development tool and businesses understand that,” said Edwards. “It will hurt Virginia’s long-term prosperity...