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Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd as Chair for 2026. Mrs. Shepherd has served as the Vinton District representative since...

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...

Invest to Win Takes Flight With $20 Million Record Gift to Athletics

At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make...

Art Bridges Cultures: From SW Virginia to Tibet

Jane Vance says she likes to quote Georgia O’Keeffe. “Fill a space in a beautiful way,” she always says. And she does. Vance is...

Train Station Renovations in Sight

Roanoke City Council signed off on an application to the Virginia Department of Transportation to seek additional money to renovate the historic Virginian Railway...

Public Ice Skating Makes for Good Cold Fun

The Roanoke Civic Center is home this year to VT Hockey which runs through January, as well as some interesting sounding events such as...

After Eighteen Years Hospice Remains Caregiver’s Passion

As a nursing assistant working her way through school in the 1970s, Sue Ranson took care of a patient who was dying.  “He had...

Hidden Valley Knocks Off Northside 53-41 With Strong Second Half

Hidden Valley was effective at both ends of the court in the second half as the Titans defeated Northside Tuesday night in the Viking...

Lt. Gov. Asks Armstrong to be Ally “Not Foil”

In a four-page letter dated December 15 to Virginia House Minority Leader Ward Armstrong, Lt. Governor Bill Bolling asks the delegate from Martinsville...