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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...

Roanoke City Police Chief Discusses Domestic and Gang Violence

  by Valerie Garner Tim Heaphy, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, and Associate Attorney General, Thomas Perrelli held an anti-violence forum in early...

“Mountain Junkies” Challenges Participants

  by Mary E. Campagna What’s so great about Roanoke other than its setting: the lavender laurel, moss and pine growing sweet as summer itself across...

Hiking For A Worthy Cause

by Gene Marrano Plenty of people have climbed the 1.4 mile trail from Riverland Road to the top of Mill Mountain, but last Saturday they...

“Great Race” Sweeps By

  The Hemmings Motor News Great Race came through the Roanoke Valley Sunday evening on its eight-night trek from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bennington, Vermont. The...

U.S. Attorney Holds Anti-violence Forum

  by Valerie Garner Tim Heaphy, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, accompanied by Thomas Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, John Buckovich, Virginia Deputy Secretary...

Governors Meet in Roanoke to Discuss Business Challenges

  by Valerie Garner Jay Timmons, president of the National Association of Manufacturers, led a panel of three governors at Monday’s “Manufacturing in the South” conference...