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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...

Chamber Orchestra Tour Blends Young Musicians From China and Virginia

Young musicians from China and the United States are collaborating on an upcoming chamber orchestra tour, the International Journey of Strings. A Feb. 5...

New Volunteer Group “Gideon’s Army” is One Man’s Dream Come True

by Cheryl Hodges Stepping out and following a dream can sound easy and sometimes even logical, but actually executing the steps necessary to make it...

Patrick Henry Closes in on Western Valley Title with 65-42 Win Over Halifax

by Bill Turner Patrick Henry improved to 6-1 in the Western Valley District with the relatively easy win over Halifax Tuesday night at the PH...

Goodlatte Reintroduces Legislation To Scrap Tax Code

Congressman Bob Goodlatte has reintroduced bipartisan legislation, the Tax Code Termination Act, to abolish the Internal Revenue Code.  He has been joined by...

72 Hour Budget Bill Advances

A key Senate Rules subcommittee has surprisingly voted 2-1 to advance a transparency bill that would require the budget bill to be posted...

Three Centenarians Celebrate Life

by Keisha Graziadei-Shup There are three women still alive in Southwest VA that have seen the first automobile ever invented, the Great Flood of...