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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...

Attorney General Issue’s Official Opinion on Carrying Guns in Places of Worship

Delegate Mark Cole requested an official advisory opinion from the attorney general as to whether citizens are allowed to carry firearms for self-protection...

Roanoke Student Named Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Graduating Senior

Virginia Tech has named Jessica Boatwright, of Roanoke, as the Outstanding Graduating Senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for the 2010-2011...

Rebirth of Solitude

by Albert Raboteau Virginia Tech celebrated the restoration and reopening of its oldest structure, “Solitude” last week - part of which was built circa 1801....

Pinwheel Garden Drives Home Serious Message

by Gene Marrano April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a point that Children’s Trust Roanoke Valley aims to drive home with a “garden” of 500...

Blue Collar Joe’s “Goes Nationwide”

by Anita Firebaugh A second location – this one in Roanoke City  - and an appearance on national TV means that April will not be...

Virginia Redistricting Puzzle Nears Completion

by Valerie Garner Senator Ralph Smith of Botetourt County would live in Republican Senator Steve Newman’s district if the present redistricting plan holds up....