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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...

Hot Riffs in Big Lick

by Gene Marrano A sellout crowd at the Roanoke Civic Center coliseum found themselves in for a treat last Friday as headliner Brad Paisley returned...

Habeeb Winds Down Session With Town Hall Meeting

by Valerie Garner Delegate Greg Habeeb of Salem had a friendly audience of 25 at his Saturday morning town hall meeting held in the Cave...

The Wertz’s Say Goodbye to Farm Market

by Cheryl Hodges Pulling up to Wertz’s Farm Market on Brambleton Avenue finds things looking like they always do, except the trees outside are still...

Education Rally Supports Senate Budget Plans

by Valerie Garner Governor Bob McDonnell’s idea for Charter Schools was called a “mugging of Peter to pay Paul” at the education rally held in...

United Way Holds Its Own During Tough Times

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. An agency created to help people during tough times is experiencing some of that itself: “I think the economy’s had...

Children’s Choir Transports/Transforms Kids and Those Who Meet Them

by Cheryl Hodges Roanoke recently saw some fresh young faces who were in the area to perform as part of the “Children of the World...