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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...

Parents Boxed Out of Mental Health Medication Notification for Children 14 and Older

State Delegates and children's advocates disagreed whether a bill to require parental notification when any medication was prescribed to a minor for treatment of...

Center for Economic / Community Engagement Helps Mount Rogers Region Boost Outdoor Tourism

The Center for Economic and Community Engagement recently collaborated with a community tourism nonprofit and two planning firms to guide tourism directors, planners, and economic developers...

VA Tech Student-built Ut ProSat-1 Satellite Set For Flight

A team of Virginia Tech researchers and students is preparing to deliver a 3U CubeSat for space launch qualification testing. The satellite, once cleared...

Roanoke County to Host Community Meetings on Major Update to Comprehensive Plan

The Roanoke County 200 Plan is a major update to the Comprehensive Plan. The "200 Plan" expresses an overarching community vision as well as...

Twin Bills Providing Child Support in Drunk Driving Deaths Meet Same Fate

Lawmakers voted down two bills that aimed to provide child support payments for any child whose parent or guardian was killed by a drunk...

Sen. Edwards Nukes State Funding for Nuclear Power Development

While consumers are shocked by soaring electric bills, on February 13 a Virginia Senate committee approved creating the Virginia Power Innovation Fund to develop...