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Dels. Rasoul, Franklin Join Dems to Vote Selves 278% Pay Raise

The Democrat-led General Assembly voted in recent days to raise the salary for State Delegates and Senators to $50,000 per year. Virginia has always had a General Assembly made of...

While Del. Rasoul Condemns ICE, Illegal Alien Stabs Fredericksburg Woman To Death At Fairfax Bus Stop

On Monday, February 23, Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, was found stabbed to death at...

Catawba Sustainability Center Expands Applied Research in Roanoke County

When Matthew Wagner walks the fields of the Catawba Sustainability Center, he’s thinking about more...

VA Tech Study Identifies Key Exercise Enzyme That Could Inform Diabetes Treatment

Researchers have investigated the role of a certain enzyme in regulating energy in muscle and...

Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of...

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,”...

Smith Town Hall Meeting Touches On Arizona Shootings

by Gene Marrano State Senator Ralph Smith (22nd District, R-Botetourt County) was going to hold a town hall meeting via telephone but decided to do...

Governor McDonnell Announces Joint Agenda for 2011 Legislative Session

by Carla Bream Governor Bob McDonnell, Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Speaker of the House William Howell, and Senate Republican Leader...

Habeeb Sweeps 8th District

by Valerie Garner If you heard nothing else Tuesday evening from Greg Habeeb at his Salem headquarters, you heard him say with conviction to his supporters,...