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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...

Youngkin Declares State of Emergency Enabling Assistance for Wildfires in Two Counties

Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency to assist firefighter response efforts on two wildfires around the state due to dry conditions...

It’s Not Voters Funneling Millions into General Assembly Races

Dissecting historic $158 million thrust into winning the General Assembly Everyone calls the upcoming General Assembly election high stakes, but it is also top dollar. More...

Early Voting Period Ends With Overall Lower Turnout

Over 62,000 Virginians ventured out to the polls on a sunny November day for the last chance to vote early. The early voting period saw...

Ongoing Vandalism, Altercation Mar Cave Spring School Board Race

Until recently, school board races were lowkey and often uncontested. However, a toxic combination of hot-button social issues, violence in schools, Covid lockdowns, learning...

VTC Mini Medical School Explores Evolving Role of AI in Health Care

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) invites members of the public to a free Mini Medical School program. During two evening sessions in November,...

Governor Youngkin Issues Executive Order to Prevent Student Overdoses and Require Prompt Parental Notification 

In response to nine student overdoses at a Loudoun County high school just last month, Governor Glenn Youngkin has issued Executive Order Twenty-Eight. While...