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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...

VT Student Team Takes Home $30K and Silver Medal in Next-gen Naval War Games

A group of Virginia Tech students recently spent three days playing a version of Battleship that went well beyond a board game. “We had to...

Virginia Tech Alumnus Continues To Mentor Today’s Military Leaders

After retiring from the military, Col. Tom Roberts Jr. simply found taking it easy to be much too hard. Instead, he prefers being tired to...

Poll: Gov. Youngkin’s Approval Hits All-Time High

According to the polling site morningconsult.com, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) has seen his approval rating hit an all-time high. Youngkin, along with his...

Total Cost For On-Campus VA Tech Undergraduate Student Rises to $27,222

When the full membership of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meets Friday, April 21, in special session, they will consider a 4.9 percent...

City Manager Proposes $335 Million Plus FY 2024 Budget With Over $100 Million Going to Schools

Roanoke City Manager, Bob Cowell presented his FY24 proposed budget to City Council at their meeting today.  The balanced budget proposal recommends expenditures of...

Dedication Planned For McCadden Park

In January 2023, Roanoke City Council approved a proposal to rename Kennedy Park in honor of the late Estelle McCadden, who passed away in...