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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...

Moore, Bream Announce Runs

  by Gene Marrano Incumbent Cave Spring District Supervisor Charlotte Moore wants to serve a second term, while Carla Bream seeks to become Commissioner of the...

“New” Patrick Henry Ready For Occupancy

  by Gene Marrano The 133 apartments are nearly all rented, the ballroom finally has air conditioning and the paint is dry – the “new” Patrick...

Greenway System Offers More Than Meets the Eye

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. Steve Buschor, director of the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Roanoke, has been on the job since...

Vinton Chief Retires

by Aaron Layman Whether working together with other local police departments or overseeing the upgrading of new equipment year after year, Vinton Police Chief Herbert...

Paco’s Tacos is the “Real Deal”

by Cheryl Hodges There’s a new guy in town for the foodie in all of us, and while at first glance it sounds like it’s...

NAACP Celebrates Citizen of the Year Awards

by Valerie Garner “Celebrating Diversity” was this year’s theme for the 13th Annual Citizen of the Year Awards banquet at the Holiday Inn Tanglewood last...