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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...

Festival In The Park Is Back

by Gene Marrano Festival in the Park returns to Roanoke’s Elmwood Park this holiday weekend for four days  of music, arts, crafts, food and children’s...

Rolling On The River

by Gene Marrano Down By The River felt more like Down IN The River at times, with rain and damp weather, but those that braved...

VDOT Public Hearing Brings Few Complaints

by Valerie Garner Virginia Department of Transportation Commissioner Gregory Whirley  said that funding for the six–year transportation plan totaled $10.4 billion. Virginia highways will get...

Cleaveland Leaves After One Term

by Valerie Garner Botetourt County’s first term Republican Delegate Bill Cleaveland, who represents Roanoke County and part of Roanoke City, will not seek reelection this...

Epic Battle Between Greeks and Trojans Reenacted at North Cross School

by Cheryl Hodges “Getting cold feet” before a performance took on new meaning this past Tuesday for the fifth graders at North Cross School who...

Visitor’s Bureau Meeting Features Acting Royalty

by Gene Marrano The annual meeting of the Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, a sold out affair at Hotel Roanoke last week, was no...