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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...

Drumstick Dash a Record Breaker

Gobble, gobble. Stomp, stomp.  The 4th annual Drumstick Dash roared through the streets of downtown Roanoke on Thanksgiving Day to raise money for the...

Harrison Museum Honors Dabney; Prepares to Move

The Harrison Museum of African American Culture (HMAAC) formally announced its move to Center in the Square at a final event held on Tuesday...

Regional YMCA Membership Agreement Announced

Representatives of three regional YMCA organizations have announced a new reciprocal membership agreement, which will allow members of one association full use of the...

Walking With Dinosaurs – In Roanoke?

The movie Jurassic Park was the first of its kind to create a real-life depiction of dinosaurs.  Now, The Creature Production Company, in association...

Roanoke Restaurants Gear Up For Smoking Ban

Virginia law banned smoking in restaurants and bars beginning on December 1st. It will require all restaurants to prohibit smoking; however, there are...

Governor’s School Shows Off G.I.S. Skills

The Roanoke Governor’s School, located on the Patrick Henry campus, celebrated “G.I.S. Day” last week – that’s Geographic Information Systems – with a...