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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...

Race For Open Space Saves Unspoiled Land

by Gene Marrano There are lots of road and trail-runs around town, and many that support worthy causes, but only one raises money to help...

“Eat For Education” a Success

  by Carla Bream The City of Roanoke held a press conference at the Honey Baked Ham restaurant on Broadway Avenue, an Eat for Education participant,...

Veterans Monument Unveiled in Vinton

by Aaron Layman From Navy operations in the Pacific to Marines trudging through the jungles of Vietnam, the Vinton War Memorial’s grounds were alive this...

First Lady Maureen McDonnell Visits West End Community Market

by Valerie Garner First Lady Maureen McDonnell visited the West End Community Market on Monday while the governor participated in a panel at a business...

Juneteenth Celebration Marks Its Fifth Year

by Valerie Garner On June 19th, 1865 Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were...

West End Center Recognizes Volunteers and Students

by Elizabeth Matthews Jones Garner On June 3rd, both volunteers and students were honored with a program at the West End Center (WEC). Dozens...