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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

What is News? How we define it says a lot about who we are

Well, that certainly is an easy one to answer - just go to the mainstream sources that report it. It’s plain to see...

Hard Times Mean More People Rely on Food Banks

The Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank in Salem has seen a 60 percent increase in the number of clients it serves annually...

SW VA Among Top 10 Southern Environmental Threats

“Never in our lifetime has the Southeast faced environmental issues of such consequence or such urgency,” said Rick Middleton, founder and executive director...

Honor Your Physicians and Support Project Access for Doctor’s Day 2010

Dr. Crawford W. Long first administered ether as an anesthetic for surgical purposes in Barrow County, Georgia, in 1842. A medical auxiliary in...

Youth Advocacy Program Awards Scholarship

Stephanie Brown Webb has been awarded a ,250 scholarship from the Youth Advocate Programs' Endowment Fund.  Webb will use this scholarship to further...

Andree, Anderson and Pedelty Achieve Rank of Eagle Scout.

To become an Eagle Scout, members must complete a leadership service project.   Sam Andree built eight picnic tables for the Ichimani Girl...