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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...

Goodwill Industries of The Valleys Measures 2022 Impact

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys helps people achieve their fullest potential through the power of work and independence. In 2022, Goodwill provided services that...

Neighborhood Leaders Encourage Unity and Involvement to Support Communities

On February 14, 2023, neighborhood leaders gathered to connect with each other and to encourage others to join them. They spoke about how Estelle McCadden had...

Quiet Competence: Martha Hooker Leads Roanoke County Board of Supervisors

Retired Glenvar High School teacher and current Roanoke County Board of Supervisors (BOS) member Martha Hooker (R-Catawba Magisterial District) has recently been named BOS...

VA Tech Receives $2 Million Grant to Explore How Cognitive Biases Influence Trust in Automation

Every effective railway operation has a strong, well-managed control center. Also known as the "nerve centers" of the rail network, control centers serve as...

Regional Partners Collaborate to Create Biotechnology Incubator in Roanoke

Multiple public and private organizations are coming together to develop 40,000 square feet of lab space and business incubation programming in the innovation corridor. The...

Love Is In The Air – And For Some It Stinks

Skunks can be found in a wide variety of habitats and ecosystems throughout the state of Virginia, but as nocturnal and generally solitary creatures...