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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 (VDOT) can help you avoid the traffic disruptions. VDOT is bringing the holiday cheer...

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...

New Study Shows How Neurons Organize Genetic Messages

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches...

Youngkins Donate Salary to Benefit Fort Lee’s Holiday Helper Toy Store

Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin visited Fort Lee’s Holiday Helper Toy...

Horse Show Attracts Variety of Fans

The average Roanoker may not know much about Hackney ponies, racking horses, roadsters or equitation, but many are curious enough each June to...

Roanoke Celebrates Greenway

With the completion of the Roanoke River Greenway now within sight, and other urban trails completed or well along in the planning stage,...

Wine Festival Remains Popular Despite Move to New Location

When the 18th annual Roanoke Valley Wine Festival lost its principal sponsorship this year, with Center in the Square pulling out, the Williamson...

National Civil War Chaplains Museum a Short Drive Away

It was a bit surprising to  find,  when on a recent bus tour of  Lynchburg, that  the National Civil War Chaplains Museum  is...

In the Midst of the Art

Where does the art end and the man begin? Dickey Eikid sits among paintings at last weekend’s Sidewalk Art Show and ultimately appears...

County Must Live With Transmission Lines

The drive to bury them did not gain any traction – now some southwest Roanoke County residents and those passing through via the...