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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...

Social Media for Dummies

Remember when the term My Space meant your cubical at work; Facebook was a high school yearbook; Twittering was what the birds did...

Tea Party Attendees Solidify Platform

The most recent Roanoke Tea Party mass meeting was held last Saturday at the Roanoke Civic Center.  More than 500 people from the...

“Blast” is a Welcome Project

Some 800 children received donated school supplies Monday night during the Roanoke Rescue Mission’s “Back to School Blast” in southeast.  “We are grateful...

“Catalysts” Hope to Spur Other United Way Donors

The first ever United Way of Roanoke Valley’s recognition for its new Catalysts program on Monday included a message from Advance Auto CEO Darren...

Fishburn Receives Environmental Facelift

The “new” Fishburn Park Elementary School-Focus on Environmental Science will be ready for students in the fall, thanks, in part, to help from Norfolk...

Valley to Host New Marathon

The inaugural Blue Ridge Marathon on the parkway will be held on April 24, 2010, beginning and ending in downtown Roanoke, with a tour...