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Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that the role of the Greenway Coordinator, which assists localities with the planning, expansion, and...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Virginia Tech Celebrates National Agriculture Week

“Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man.” – George Washington, 1797 Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will...

Coming Soon: Signs Warning Consumers About Invasive Plants

Legislation to educate consumers on invasive plant species passed in the General Assembly, but not without debate over where signage would be placed. Invasive plant...

Forestry and Wildlife Tours Connect VA Tech Campus to The Commonwealth

For Jennifer Gagnon, the best part of leading Forestry and Wildlife Tours is the conversations that take place as she visits a forested property, tours a barrel...

New Research Will Allow AI to Make Cancer Diagnostics for Pets More Available / Affordable

A pioneering research project led by Ph.D. student Christina Pacholec at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine aims to make significant strides toward revolutionizing lymphoma diagnosis...

Youngkin Announces January Jobs, Reinforces Virginia’s Pro-Business Agenda

Following the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) annual benchmarking, Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that according to the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”,...

Young Roanoke Valley Voters Express Desire for More Options in Presidential Race

Following the primary elections of Tuesday, March 5, students in their senior year of high school at Hidden Valley shared their thoughts and opinions...