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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...

Lt. Gov. Sears Rallies Roanoke County Republicans

On a late summer Thursday evening at the Vinton War Memorial Senior Center, the Roanoke County GOP met for a fundraiser barbecue dinner to...

Tourism to Blue Ridge Parkway Contributes $1.3 Billion to Local Economies 

Report shows visitor spending supports 17,824 jobs in nearby communities  A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 15,711,004 visitors to the Blue Ridge...

VA Tech Challenge Brings $250 Million in Additional Broadband Funding To The Table

The call, as it usually does, came at the worst possible time. “The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development contacted us on Jan. 4th,...

Global Glass Fabricator to Expand in Henry County Creating 335 New Jobs

Press Glass Inc., the largest independent glass fabricator in Europe, will invest $155.2 million to expand at the Commonwealth Crossing Industrial Park in Henry...

Virginians Have Mixed Opinions on Direction of State and Nation; Weigh in On Trump Indictments 

Approval, Favorability, and Directions of Virginia and Nation  Virginians’ approval of Gov. Glenn Youngkin and President Joe Biden remains approximately the same as our most...

4-H’er Inspires Bill to Officially Recognize The Chincoteague Pony

The Chincoteague pony is now Virginia’s official pony thanks, in part, to the efforts of a Virginia 4-H’er. Sophia Gallivan, a 17-year-old student at Broadwater...