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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...

Student Wins RAYSAC After Prom Car

  Students from 30 high schools gathered at Valley View Mall to try to win a new car, but it was Tommy Weaver, a rising...

Another Busy Weekend In The ‘Noke

by Gene Marrano The fifth annual “Woofstock” Dog Festival at Elmwood Park last Saturday gave pet parents a chance to bring their pooches downtown, in...

Vinton Monument Debuts

by Aaron Layman Over six years ago community members in Vinton and Roanoke County banded together to create a monument that would join the adjacent...

Civil Rights Leadership Awards Presented

by Valerie Garner The Rev. Dr. E. T. Burton came to Roanoke in the late 1950s. “You can appreciate where you are when you look...

WWII Medal Recipient Remembers MacArthur

by Valerie Garner Sitting in the front row waiting for the Memorial Day ceremony to begin was 92 year-old World War II veteran Joseph George...

VTC Research Institute Cuts The Ribbon

by Gene Marrano The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute welcomed its first 42 students last summer, but the ribbon was not...