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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...

JCHS Cuts Ribbon on New Campus

It’s really not new but has been a work in progress, with students and faculty making the move over time. With the project now...

Deyerle Plan Overruled

At Monday evening’s Roanoke City council meeting, fifteen speakers signed up either in support or opposition to rezoning an APCO encumbered parcel of land....

DePaul Services and Others Promote Adoption Through Heart Gallery

Through the end of December, visitors to the Roanoke Civic Center’s special events center will pass by the “Heart Gallery” – a wall filled...

Ken Farmer of Antiques Road Show Fame Visits The Park-Oak Grove

“Time flies when you’re having fun” and thankfully for the 100 or more gathered at The Park-Oak Grove this past Tuesday, Ken Farmer, a...

Roanoke County Receives Outstanding EMS Agency Award

Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department has received the Governor’s Award for Outstanding EMS Agency. The annual Governor’s EMS Awards were presented at the...

Annual Fundraiser Helps Local Social Agencies Succeed

Kimberly Burrows works full time for DePaul Family Services as the marketing director, but she was also the co-chair of this past weekend’s Stocked...