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Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke to see that Piggy, her 6-year-old tabby cat, gets the best cancer care available...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

Roanoke City School Board Approves Staffing Reductions to Address Structural Funding Gap

At its March 24 meeting, the Roanoke City School Board approved a plan to address...

Youngkin Blasts Spanberger For “Blatant Lie” On Gerrymander “Yes” Vote

Former Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), usually known for his mild-mannered demeanor, broke with decorum and...

Scott Presley Coming to Virginia to Aid “Vote No” Anti-Gerrymandering Movement

Conservative activist Scott Presler has announced he is coming to Virginia to help promote voter...

Valley View Interchange Offers Alternate Options

by Valerie Garner With Governor McDonnell’s transportation bill passing both the Senate Monday and the House Appropriations Committee the week before, the proposed Valley View...

Watoto Children’s Choir Presents Concert Of Hope

by Mary Jo Shannon The Watoto Children’s Choir from Uganda brought a bit of Africa to Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church last Friday evening as they...

Chief Of Police Plans To Expand Use of Social Media To Fight Crime

by Valerie Garner Superman and Spiderman are the crime fighting heroes of the past. Today’s heroes will be facebook and twitter. Roanoke City’s Chief of...

Tea Party Protests John Edwards’ Vote Against “Transparency”

by Cheryl Hodges Billing their gathering “a good, old fashioned Tea Party protest,” the small group that showed up this past Tuesday at noon wanted...

Kandinsky Beat Down To Perform At Lyric

by Susan Sanders The Kandinsky Beat Down, a multicultural performance ensemble, will perform on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 8 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre in...

Roanoke City Walks Thin Line On Budget

by Valerie Garner With “caution” being the word of the day, Roanoke City’s Director of Finance, Ann Shawver and Director of Management and Budget,...