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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

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...

Roanoke Refugee Resettlement Project Wins Governor’s Award

by Whitney Johnson The Roanoke-based Virginia Tech Pilot Street Project Coalition for Refugee Resettlement,  which helps resettled refugees transition into their new home,  recently received...

Roanoke Star-Sentinel Caption Contest

"There's no substitute for paying attention." Click on the link below to enter your caption for the above picture. You could...