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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...

Red Cross Names Regional CEO

Lee Clark, a business executive and nonprofit fundraiser, has been named Regional Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross for Southwest Virginia.  With...

DAR Good Citizen Award Goes to Salem Student

by Gail Lambert At the 115th State Conference of the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution held at Hotel Roanoke the last weekend in March,...

Humanitarian Award Winner Named

by Gail Lambert Irene Jones of Roanoke has been awarded the Frist Humanitarian Award for "outstanding commitment to the humanitarian values that are the foundation...

Macher Pleads Guilty

The former owner of several regional restaurants and other local businesses pled guilty on Monday in the United States District Court for the...

Titletown Crowns “Tommies”

by Gene Marrano The St. Thomas “Tommies” won their first national championship with a convincing 78-54 win over Wooster at the Salem Civic Center Saturday...

Countryside: Master Plan Unveiled

The neighbors adjoining the Countryside Golf Course property miss aspects of the old property that it offered at different times and in different seasons...