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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...

United Way Honors Batten

The rain was pouring down outside, but inside the lovingly restored former Garden Club building on Avenham Avenue, now the home of David and...

Corps of Cadets to Honor Veterans

On Wednesday Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will hold a Veterans Day remembrance ceremony in the War Memorial...

Republicans Sweep Top Offices

On Tuesday, the Republicans took back Virginia - at least for this election cycle.  Bob McDonnell, Bill Bolling and Ken Cuccinelli all easily won...

Democrats Fare Poorly in Local Elections

There were a few highs, but many lows for local Democrats on Tuesday as they gathered at several Roanoke watering holes to watch the...

MyScoper.com Celebrates Two Years of Growth – and Success

Roanoke’s unique event information resource, myScoper.com, turns two years old on November 15.  The brainchild of two local businesswomen, Beth Deel and Wendy Schuyler,...

“Visioning” Botetourt County in the Future

If you live in Botetourt County, what developmental changes would you like to see? More commercial growth?  Fewer houses?  Moderately priced housing? Publicly owned...