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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...

“We Were Silenced”–Roanoke College Women Swimmers Blast School Administrators, NCAA (Part 3)

As reported in Parts One and Two, ten members of the Roanoke College women's swim team held an “NCAA — Save Women’s Sports!” press...

Two Virginia Universities Join Hazing Prevention Consortium Cohort

Two Virginia universities recently joined a three-year, nationwide cohort that will work to prevent campus hazing. Virginia Commonwealth University and William & Mary are the...

100 Volunteers Rebuild 6 Homes in The City of Roanoke in A Single Day

Renovation Alliance (RA) held its Annual Community Renovation Day on Saturday, October 7th.  Approximately 100 volunteers participated in the service event to repair the...

Virginia’s Blue Crab Commercial Harvest Period Extended

The commercial harvest of blue crabs has been extended in Virginia as the crab population trends upward The Virginia Marine Resources Commission voted last...

Governor Youngkin Dedicates Sweet Run State Park

42nd Virginia State Park offers hiking, equestrian trails with expansive views of the Blue Ridge Mountains Governor Glenn Youngkin has officially dedicated Sweet Run State...

“My Defeat Was Written In Biology”–Roanoke College Women Swimmers Blast School Administrators, NCAA (Part 2)

As reported in Part 1, in a move hailed as "historic" and "first in the nation," members of the Roanoke College women's swim team...