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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...

Carilion Patient Transportation Celebrates 55 Years of Service

  Carilion Clinic Patient Transportation (CCPT) proudly celebrated 55 years of combined air and ground service to southwest Virginia last weekend as part of the...

River Festival A Chance To Highlight All Things Greenway And Outdoors

by Gene Marrano Held in conjunction with the Down By The River concert next door, the annual Roanoke River Greenway Festival turned out to be...

Glade Spring Still Waiting

by Cheryl Hodges “They said what . . .?  That’s how many Glade Spring residents are reacting as they receive the news that their area...

Cuccinelli Cautiously Encouraged By Fourth Circuit Court Hearing

by Valerie Garner Ken Cuccinelli held a conference call following the hearing before the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday. “The 4th Circuit Court...

Apple Ridge Farm Celebrates 22 Years Helping At-Risk Youth

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. From the time he was eight years old until he was about 16, Peter Lewis spent summers on his aunt...

Grand Opening Offers Tours of VT- Carilion School of Medicine

Many Roanokers enjoyed an open house and tours of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute last Saturday as part of...