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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...

Valley Regional Fire-EMS Cadets Make the Grade

by Valerie Garner The wind had two firefighters in extended arched buckets struggling to calm the large American flag that served as the gateway to...

Virginia Tech Robotics Team Dominates International Robocup Competition

by Steven Mackay Virginia Tech’s Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory team dominated the international robot soccer competition known as RoboCup this past weekend, winning the Louis...

Steve Fugate Hikes America on a Mission of Hope and Healing

by Elizabeth Matthews Jones According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), suicide has become the 11th highest cause of death in the USA.  Over...

“Overnight” Puts The Spotlight On Live Theater Once Again

by Gene Marrano Overnight Sensations returned to Mill Mountain Theatre last weekend for a fifth time. It is a frenetic, 24 hour period when writers,...

Roanoke Marketing Pro Emphasizes Valley Strengths

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. When he completed his master’s degree at the University of Tennessee in 1986, Landon C. Howard, a native Tennessean, began...

State Gets Tough on Teen DUI’s

Offenders Lose License for a Year, Pay 0 Fine or 50 Hours As of July 1st teens who drink alcohol and drive will face...