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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...

VA Tech Researchers At Center of Growing Tech Ecosystem in Northern Virginia

When Lance Collins was named vice president and executive director of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in August 2020, he knew that in addition to tailoring...

Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport Gets New Credential Authentication Technology 

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has installed new technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in...

Governor Youngkin Encourages Virginians to Serve as Officers of Election

Governor Glenn Youngkin is encouraging Virginians to sign up to serve as Officers of Election to ensure accurate and secure elections this November. August...

Virginia Achieves “Day One Goal” – Reaches 10,000 New High-Growth Startups

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that his administration has fulfilled a Day One goal of creating 10,000 new high-growth and high-wage startup companies in...

Understanding The Rising Threat – And Cost – Of Ransomware

In cybersecurity, few threats have evolved and increased over the past decade as dramatically as ransomware. Wade Baker, collegiate associate professor of integrated security in...

VA Tech Researchers on Quest for Clean Water

Water is abundantly present in our lives — drinking fountains and showers, garden sprinklers, swimming pools, reservoirs and streams — that it can become...