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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...

Resilient Young Ballerina Returns to The Stage After Nearly Losing Her Feet in Accident

7-year-old Aubrey Scaletta dances in The Nutcracker months after surgeons at Carilion Clinic reattach her feet A resilient 7-year-old, Aubrey Scaletta, is making great leaps...

Griffith, Kaine, Warner Fail To Support Saving National Reconciliation Memorial

As explained here, the Spirit of VMI Pac and many other historic preservation groups tried to save the National Reconciliation Monument in Arlington National...

VTC Med School Student Awarded Prestigious NIH Fellowship

Currently, VTCSOM-enrolled students wishing to pursue a Ph.D. with the TBMH program apply to both programs separately. It is expected that students will take...

Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election

 Mayor Sherman P. Lea, Sr. has made the decision not to seek re-election in next year's upcoming election. In a message to the community,...

Youngkin Unveils “Unleashing Opportunity” Budget – Reforms VA’s Archaic Tax Code

Governor Glenn Youngkin has unveiled his proposed “Unleashing Opportunity” budget during a presentation to the General Assembly’s Joint Money Committee. The budget proposal modernizes Virginia’s...

Visiting Scholar Reveals Details of Narrow Escape, Life in Ukraine and Motivation to Help Other Refugees

Olha Nimko was on a family ski trip in Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains when she learned Russian forces were invading her country’s capital. Her colleague woke...