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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...

Are City Council Members Promoting The Sexualization Of Children in County Elementary Schools?

The interrelated issues of educational quality, safety, mental health, and the sexualization of children have been front and center lately. The issue made Virginia...

Community Design Assistance Center Helps Create Opportunities in Rural Virginia

The rundown facade of the Thomas Deen building in St. Paul, Virginia, belied the once-impressive department store's better days. The four-story brick building opened its...

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine to Establish Department of Neurosurgery

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has approved the establishment of a Department of Neurosurgery at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, which will...

Youngkin Praises State Air Pollution Control Board’s Repeal of RGGI

Governor Glenn Youngkin issued the following statement on the State Air Pollution Control Board’s vote to repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) regulation,...

National Right to Work Foundation Blasts Ruling Trapping Blue Ridge Parkway Employees in Union

FLRA merged two work units at union officials’ behest with no worker input, now cites merger to deny worker request for vote to remove...

Roanoke’s Traffic Safety Campaign Urges Drivers to Change Lanes to Pass Bicyclists

Drivers must allow a minimum of 3 feet of space between vehicles and bikes.   The City of Roanoke is taking steps to make roads safer...