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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...

Health Care Bills Tackle Workplace Protections for Employees and Patient Safety

Lawmakers introduced proposals to help improve standards at Virginia nursing homes and facilities, and to address the health care worker shortage exacerbated by the...

Some Lawmakers Want to Bring Medicinal Psilocybin to Virginia

Veterans’ testimony on the health benefits of psychedelic mushrooms did not convince House lawmakers to advance a bill allowing doctors to prescribe it —...

$2 Million in Funding to Facilitate SW Virginia’s First Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Treatment Facility

The Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA) has approved a $2 million loan from the Economic Development Loan Fund (EDLF) that will contribute to...

Forest Service to Conduct Prescribed Burns in Botetourt, Craig, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski Counties

George Washington and Jefferson National Forest Park Rangers will begin conducting prescribed burns starting potentially in February. The Eastern Divide Ranger District will implement...

PARK Roanoke Selects SP+ to Manage PARK Roanoke Facilities

The City of Roanoke has selected a new vendor, SP+, to manage the PARK Roanoke facilities through the RFP process. SP+ has a long...

Sen. Edwards’ Committee To Vote On “Sage’s Law” Next Week

As reported here, the GOP-led House of Delegates recently passed (50-48) HB 2432, a bill called “Sage’s Law” or the Child Protection Act. The...