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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...

Pink Ribbon VW Bug is a Rolling Reminder

Kim Griggs loves her job and these days her profession follows her everywhere she goes in her newly decorated “pink ribbon” bug car. Griggs...

Apple Butter is in The Air at Poage’s Mill

Last Saturday proved to be an idyllic fall day, complete with blue sky, gentle breezes and lots of sunshine. This is the season many...

Greenway Volunteers Honored

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission honored volunteers and donors in the Pathfinders for Greenways program with a picnic and several awards last Sunday. The...

Terriers Score Points Off The Court With Community Service

William Byrd is not enjoying its best year ever on the volleyball court - the former state champions have a young squad this year...

Beautiful Music at St. Andrews

The Roanoke College Jazz  Ensemble and Roanoke College Choirs presented a joint program on Sunday, October 10th at St Andrews Catholic Church to a...

Old World Meets New World at the 37th Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

With country cooks and crafters, wheat threshers and moonshiners, sheepherders and banjo frailers, the Ferrum College campus becomes a one-day showcase of western Virginia’s...