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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...

County GOP Finds New Way to Donate

The Roanoke County Republican Committee held their bi-monthly GOP luncheon at Sunnybrook Inn on December 16.  Instead of giving each other gifts or drawing...

Faith Christian School Robotics Team Wins Regional Competition

The Faith Christian School Robotics Team captured first place wins in last Saturday's robotics competition at Virginia Western Community College. Each year, VWCC sponsors an...

Greene Memorial Spreads Some Warmth Downtown

Just in time for this year’s first cold snap, which can best be described as “brutal,” Greene Memorial United Methodist Church has been adorning...

Jingle Bell Runners Take Cold in Stride

Youth was served at the 20th annual Jingle Bell Run on Saturday, a fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation. Cave Spring High School graduate Tim...

Botetourt and Roanoke Counties End Agreements – Future Botetourt School Site Acquired

The Botetourt and Roanoke County Boards of Supervisors considered approval of an Agreement at separate meetings on December 14 that terminates their revenue...

“The Nutcracker” Anything But Ordinary

Sometimes something familiar can all too easily slip in our perceptions to become merely ordinary, but in the case of the Southwest Virginia Ballet’s...