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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 a Fairfax County bus stop with multiple knife wounds to the upper body. Minter...

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...

Carilion Clinic Foundation Establishes Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine

In partnership with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) of Southwest Virginia, the Carilion Clinic Foundation has...

Happy’s Flea Market Thrives in Good Times and Bad

Assessing how business is doing in the current economy, Happy’s Flea Market General Manager Harvey Murdoch is upbeat, saying “I think that we’re...

Hollins Students Ready To Do “Fantastic Things”

On a sunny if somewhat muggy Sunday morning at Hollins University, more than 200 graduates received their bachelor’s and master’s degrees, ready to...

Floyd, Virginia Celebrates Grand Opening of Floyd Farmers Market

The Floyd Farmers Market officially kicks off on Saturday, May 29, 2010 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. with a Grand Opening celebration...

Mark Hackley and Jeff Todd Perform, Educate

Carilion Clinic hosted an educational and entertaining program featuring singer / songwriter Mark Hackley (pictured on left) last week.  Hackley suffered a pulmonary...

6th District GOP Convention and Party

Convention Recap: This past Saturday, hundreds of Republican Party members traveled to Liberty University in Lynchburg from all around the 6th District to...

Roanoker Makes a Better Way of Life

Amy Jo Wheeler has come back to her roots.  It is a decision that she never expected to make.  After spending years away...