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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...

VA Tech Mechanical Engineering Professor Creates ‘Wonder Material’ From Coal

Since its initial discovery in 2004 by two professors at the University of Manchester, graphene has made a big splash in the scientific community....

Attorney General Miyares Leads Multistate Coalition Supporting Parents’ Rights

Attorney General Jason Miyares is leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general standing up for parents’ rights and filed an amicus brief in the...

Virginia Municipalities Crack Down on Short-term Rentals

Several Virginia municipalities have recently drafted or passed ordinances to regulate short-term rentals - the scrutiny of which mirrors a nationwide trend. Companies like...

Youngkin Announces $1.3 Million to Protect Historic Battlefield Lands

Virginia Battlefield Preservation Fund grants will help protect over 211 acres of battlefield lands across Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that more than $1.3...

Fall Fire Season Begins in Virginia

Dry summer across Virginia may produce busy fire season The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) reminds everyone that the fall fire season has arrived. From...

Explaining The 2023 Elections

Elections are underway across the Old Dominion, and this article is designed to help readers make more sense of it. First, who is not being...