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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...

Blue Ridge Marathon Ramps Up Difficulty – Signups Increase

by Gene Marrano Some runners found last year’s National College Blue Ridge Marathon course in Roanoke so daunting they said right after finishing that they...

Art Finalists Chosen for Market Building

Three finalists have been chosen in the search for an artist or artist team to design works of public art to be embedded in...

City Abandons Idea for Red Light Cameras

“Red light cameras really don’t make sense for Roanoke,” said City Manager Chris Morrill at Tuesday’s city council meeting. The cameras which are placed at...

Council of Community Services Still Going Strong at 50

by Gene Marrano Pam Kestner-Chappelear, president of the Council of Community Services for the past ten years and an employee for 25, says she still...

North Cross School Appoints New Headmaster

North Cross School has announced that the school has hired Dr. Christian (Chris) Proctor for the position of headmaster beginning July 1, 2011. Proctor has...

Hundreds March in MLK Celebration

Overcome, was the message leaders sent at Monday’s Martin Luther King celebration. “We’re here because we’re trying to make sure we keep this dream alive,”...