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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...

Center in the Square Thankful for Support

Center in the Square has announced that it has raised ,802,776 towards its million fundraising goal that will help finance the total...

Mumpower Believes She Can Appeal Across Party Lines

Ginger Mumpower – yes that Ginger, as in Ginger’s Jeweler’s – sounds determined not to play political games in Richmond if she beats the...

Jefferson College To House Resident Students At Patrick Henry Building

Jefferson College of Health Sciences (JCHS) has entered into an agreement to house its Fall 2011 resident students in the Patrick Henry Hotel...

Rob Lalka of State Department Addresses United Way’s Catalysts

At just 28 years of age, Rob Lalka, Global Partnerships Liaison in the State Department (not to mention a distinguished Cave Spring, Yale and...

11,500 Roanokers Participate in Rescue Mission’s Drumstick Dash

Over 11,500 Roanokers "moved their feet so others could eat" last Thursday as part of the fifth annual StellarOne Drumstick Dash to benefit the...

Junior League Paints for Community Development

The Junior League of Roanoke Valley (JLRV) picked up paint brushes and drills to renovate an unused room for the Greenvale School last week....