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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...

VA To Spend $20 Million for Historic Preservation Ahead of Nation’s Semiquincentennial 

Governor Youngkin has announced that the Virginia 250 Preservation Fund has been launched ahead of the 250th anniversary of the 1776 U.S. Declaration of...

Faculty, Staff, and Volunteers Honored by Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virginia Cooperative Extension is honoring its standout faculty, staff, and volunteers who delivered stellar educational programs in 2023. Covering a wide range of areas – from...

Five Days at 4-H Camp Provide Lifelong Impact

For Ellie Gunter, Virginia 4-H camp was a week of firsts. It was the first time the 10-year-old from Henry County had been to a sleepaway...

Interstate 81 to Be Widened to 3 Lanes in Both Directions in Roanoke County

Design is underway with construction expected to begin in fall 2025 The Commonwealth Transportation Board at its July 16 meeting in Richmond awarded a design-build...

Carilion CEO Nancy Howell Agee to Retire

Nancy Howell Agee, who led Carilion through more than a decade of transformative change, will step down as CEO Sept. 30. Steve Arner, who...

Trump Leads Biden by 3 Points in Poll Concluded Prior To Attempted Assassination

Cost of living remains the top issue impacting voting, with reproductive rights ranking second Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public...