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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...

Virginia Sees Significant Gains in Employment and Labor Force

Commonwealth Enjoys Highest Labor Force Participation Rate in More Than a Decade, Largest Year-Over-Year Growth in Nearly 45 Years The state of Virginia has experienced...

Virginia Institute of Autism Advances New Name / Services

The science of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not stagnant. The term is constantly being redefined, the methods for approaching it always evolving. As...

Roanoke County School Board Chairman Addresses Profane Agitators

In recent years, much of America has been convulsed by riots, arson, looting, and mayhem to the point where basic safety and simple dialogue...

Leesville Dam Generator Test Planned This Week – Will Increase Downstream Flows

Appalachian Power will conduct a required test of its electricity generating units at the Leesville Dam in southwestern Virginia beginning at approximately 2 p.m....

Roanoke County Roundabout at Starkey and Buck Mountain Roads Opens

Beginning Wednesday, August 16 at 3 p.m., the new roundabout at the intersection of Route 904 (Starkey Road) and Route 679 (Buck Mountain Road)...

VTC Researcher: Eat Your Vegetables to Protect Your Brain

Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease estimated to affect 6 million Americans and 33 million people worldwide. Large numbers of those affected have...