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Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that the role of the Greenway Coordinator, which assists localities with the planning, expansion, and...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s...

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...

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...

Hidden Valley Food Service Director Competes for Award

Kimberly Stevens, food service director at Hidden Valley High School, is one of only six food service directors competing for a national award...

NICU Celebration Brings Families Together

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) staff at Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital hosted a birthday party  on May 15 in honor of the...

Still Kicking It Up

Judging by the enthusiasm of both the performers and the crowd, the first “Down by the River” music concert at the old Victory...

County Democrats Nominate Winston for Sheriff

The Roanoke County Democratic Committee held an assembled caucus on Saturday, May 8 for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the November...

Saint Francis Service Dogs Open New Doors

Saint Francis Service Dogs, an internationally accredited service dog training organization based in Roanoke, cut the ribbon on a .2 million kennel and...

Local Colors: Twenty Years at the Helm for Pearl Fu

Despite a recent bout with colon cancer, along with the exhausting chemotherapy that came with it, and the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease that...