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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...

Sheriff’s Race Heats Up

Octavia Johnson was the first woman and first minority to be elected Sheriff of Roanoke. Johnson was elected in 2005 in an upset victory...

Roanoke Ballet Theatre Student Headed To The Big Time

It was a toy – a stuffed ballerina bunny doll – that in part helped turn Claire Kiser into a dancer.  “All my friends...

Candidates Mix It Up at Back Creek Forum

The Back Creek Civic League hosted a “Candidates Night” on Monday (Oct. 19) at the Back Creek Fire Station in southwest Roanoke County,...

Q & A with Morgan Griffith and Carter Turner

Morgan Griffith has been the House Majority Leader since 1994 in the Virginia House of Delegates and is a lifelong Salem resident.  A graduate...

Law Enforcement Dogs to Be Honored

On Friday, Oct. 16 at 2 p.m., the sacrifices of law enforcement dogs in Virginia will be remembered in a ceremony and memorial dedication...

Passenger Rail in Roanoke – No Time Soon

How close is Roanoke to regaining public rail service?  Looks like at least four to five  years, according to Kevin Page, the Chief of...