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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...

Military Retirees Earn Additional Tax Relief in Virginia

Governor Youngkin has reiterated his commitment to Virginia’s veterans and celebrated the extended tax-exemptions for military retirement pay through the removal of age restrictions...

Statement of The Roanoke Jewish Community on The War in Israel

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal and coordinated attack on the people of Israel.  These acts triggered memories of far too many episodes...

U.S. Navy Breaks Ground on New Regional Training Center in Danville

The United States Navy has broken ground on a new regional training center for the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) program in...

“Completely Ignored By Our School”- Roanoke College Women Swimmers Blast Administrators, NCAA (Part 4)

At Hotel Roanoke on October 5, members of the Roanoke College women's swim team calmly and clearly delivered blistering indictments of what they described...

DRPT Unveils New Multimodal Trip Planning Tool

Map-Based Tool Increases Access to Mobility Options, Making It Beneficial to All Virginians  The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) has announced that...

Veterinary Professor, Students Care for Exotic Animals at SeaQuest Lynchburg

On one morning each month, Stephen A. Smith examines the health of more species of animals than many veterinarians will in a lifetime. Because...