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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...

‘Sharrows’ Help Roanoke Drivers, Cyclists Share The Road

Roanoke bicyclists and motorists will notice a new type of pavement marking called a "shared lane marking" or "sharrow" to help them safely...

Discovery Shop – “Upscale Retail” For A Worthy Cause

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. Since 1995 the Discovery Shop at Townside Festival Shopping Center on Franklin Road has been raising money for the American...

Tech Unveils Center for Arts Interior

by Heater Ducote With construction of the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech well under way at the corner of Main Street and Alumni...

Neighborhood Irked as Bill Dies in Subcommittee

by Valerie Garner Roanoke City’s Old Southwest had its hopes pinned on a bill that would alleviate the dumping ground that sprouts “mountains of stuff”...

Thoroughbreds of Steam to Stand Side by Side

The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the C&O Historical Society are jointly present a new exhibit exploring the pinnacle of American steam technology: the...

Firefighters Battle Multi-Alarm Fire at Days Inn

by Cheryl Hodges The Days Inn on Orange Avenue was almost ready to reopen after months of extensive renovations when a fire broke out which...