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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...

Energy Audits Help Homeowners Save Green

by Gene Marrano Roanoke County’s RC Clear Committee, comprised of citizens and county government staffers, is tasked with finding ways to make “going green” something...

Prevention Council Hopes For Teachable Moment

by Gene Marrano Nancy Hans, coordinator for the Roanoke County Prevention Council, often quotes a saying she has borrowed from a White House office: Underage...

Former Governor Allen On Hand for Salute to Reagan

by Carla Bream The Virginia Transportation Museum was the setting last Saturday night for the Salute To Ronald Reagan Dinner, sponsored by the Roanoke City...

New Civic Center Manager Builds On Foundation

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. By the time she came to Roanoke in February 1998 to assume the position of marketing director of the Roanoke...

Knight Classic Invitational Opens Track And Field Season

by Bill Turner The high school track and field season got off to a stellar, albeit chilly and damp, start with the fourth annual Knight...

Roanoke Fire-EMS Conducts Swift Water Rescue Drills In Roanoke River

by Bill Turner Roanoke Fire-EMS personnel had passersby turning their heads Tuesday morning as a series of swift water rescue drills were conducted from the...