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VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition highlighting the university’s sustained, institutionwide commitment to building trusted, reciprocal partnerships that address...

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...

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...

Lawmaker Fail Again in Effort to Give Inmates, Families Free Phone Calls

Inmates and their loved ones will not have free prison phone calls anytime soon, but lawmakers are working on legislation to keep rates low. Del....

Restoration Efforts Expanded in Shenandoah Valley

Protection for rare sinkhole ponds, wetlands funded by damage settlement More than 35 acres have recently been added to two Virginia natural area preserves in...

Virginia Celebrates “Year of Country Music” With Multiple Milestone Anniversaries

20th Anniversary of Crooked Road Music Heritage Trail Shines Spotlight on Southwest Virginia's Rich Musical History This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Crooked...

Paws For A Cause: Virginia Tech Students and Professors Lead Dog Adoption Efforts / Research

A world of scents and sounds abounds, hopefully a temporary haven, with barking neighbors all around and each with a story. Voices floated down hallways....

VMI Sanctioned $15,000 for Making Inaccurate and False Representations to The Court

Editors Note: The following is re-published with permission from The Cadet Newspaper, "The Independent Source of the Corps and the Alumni since 1871." Over the...

Virginia National Guard Deploying To Poland But Not Texas This Time

On Jan. 28, Lt. Governor Winsome Sears (R) posted on X/Twitter an announcement that has received scant media attention: "Today, I had the opportunity...