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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...

Festival in the Park Draws Thousands

In what might be the last Festival in the Park to be located at Elmwood Park, attendance last weekend was strong and the...

Goodlatte Cracks Down On Identity Theft

Identity theft is a serious and growing threat.  The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen...

Foundation for Roanoke Valley Announces $144,000 in Scholarships

Foundation for Roanoke Valley has awarded more than 4,000 in educational scholarships during its second annual scholarship reception at Jefferson Center’s Fitzpatrick Hall. The...

Proposed Meeting Room Ban Quickly Derailed

As currently proposed, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors meeting room would be used for “government purposes only.” That leaves the Roanoke County...

A Measure of Progress?

The sign reads, “A Measure of Progress.” Well, ultimately perhaps, but certainly not in the short term. Demolition crews struggled to bring down...

Countryside Alliance Mourns Golf Course

With the golf course slowly turning to seed – literally – and the greens eroding away, the fifth annual Countryside Alliance picnic, held...