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VA Tech expert explains U.S.-Iran attacks

On Sunday, United States military forces bombed several nuclear and military facilities in Iran, inserting the country into the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. Iran fired back on...

Virginia Home Prices Continue Rising Despite Sluggish Sales Activity

According to the May 2025 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, home sales...

The Hokie engineering alum behind Netflix’s ad tech

Like many Hokies, Andrew Merewitz ’12 fell in love with Blacksburg the first time he visited. “It was...

Military Sexual Misconduct Review Ordered by Youngkin

On Friday, Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an Executive Order regarding sexual offenses within Virginia’s military...

Packaging Innovation Takes Center Stage in Roanoke

Virginia Tech hosted the 32nd Members Conference of the International Association of Packaging Research Institutes,...

Roanoke Comes Together to Help Haiti and Each Other

This past Sunday, Patrick Henry High School was abuzz with activity as the beat of music pumping and hundreds of people talking and...

Cave Spring Repeats as State Champions!

Cave Spring Head Coach Billy Hicks was reveling in the moment. "I can remember when we only dreamed about being at this level,...

Lewis-Gale Breaks Ground on Imaging Center

Daleville Town Center, located  off US 220, was the site of a ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Lewis-Gale Imaging Center on Tuesday. A new...

St. Patrick’s Day Parade Delivers Again

One of the largest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the Southeast, perhaps the second biggest according to Event Zone’s Larry Landolt in the...

Local School Systems Display Solidarity

Members of three local school boards and administrators stood shoulder to shoulder last week, announcing a joint resolution that called for state and...

Spring Wins In The End . . .

Spring comes with agonizing slowness in the mountains of Virginia. (My mother in Alabama says the jonquils are in full bloom there already.)...