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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...

McAuliffe Pops in On City Council

by Valerie Garner Former Democratic National Committee chair and candidate Terry McAuliffe dropped in on Roanoke City council Monday morning interrupting their budget briefing. In...

Roanoke Valley Greenway System Heading Towards Completion

by Gene Marrano Since 1996 there has been no greater advocate for the Roanoke Valley’s growing system of greenways than Liz Belcher. She is...

Plan for Huff Lane Elementary Emerges

by Valerie Garner Councilman Court Rosen’s plan for the Huff Lane Elementary School property would portion off five acres that encompass the school building, playground...

Eagle Scout Aids Boys and Girls Clubs

by Carla Bream Elyas Strickler Christley of the Boy Scouts of America Troop 49 has received their highest rank of Eagle Scout.  Elyas, 17, is...

Comedian Brian Regan Back in Roanoke

by Gene Marrano Comedian Brian Regan played the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre in September 2009; now he’s back on March 19 as part of his...

If It’s Not A Study And It’s Not An Amphitheater . . . It Must Be A “Civic Plan”

by Valerie Garner Even though it walks like a duck just call it something else, says Roanoke City Council. The budget briefing was moving along...