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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...

News7 Anchor Reflects On Career

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. In May 1980 local television viewers got their initial look at Keith Humphry when he first signed on as a...

Council Adopts Budget With Public Input

by Valerie Garner Roanoke City Council made final decisions at a work session last week on most all concerns that citizens had brought before...

Turner Files To Run As Independent for Board of Supervisors

by Valerie Garner Carter Turner, age 41, filed to run for the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Catawba District last week. He made his announcement...

City Employees Look To Approval Of Bonus

by Valerie Garner Roanoke City employees have not received a raise since 2008 – not even to combat cost-of-living increases. At City Council’s meeting Monday to...

New Community Garden Debuts In Hurt Park

by Gene Marrano Roanoke officials, including Mayor David Bowers and members of City Council, recently dedicated a new community garden in the Hurt Park neighborhood,...

Jason Bingham To Resign From Roanoke City School Board

by Valerie Garner Prior to last Thursday’s City Council’s budget work session, Roanoke City School Board member Jason Bingham announced to council that he was...