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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...

Attorney General Miyares Launches ‘One Pill Can Kill’ Public Awareness Initiative

Attorney General Jason Miyares has launched a new “One Pill Can Kill” public awareness initiative, to help generate open, honest conversations amongst families about...

Holiday Wreath Laying Events Scheduled at Virginia’s Three Veterans Cemeteries

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) and community partners will hold holiday wreath laying events on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Virginia’s three...

Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Exceeds Expectations In First Two Years

As research hummed in 2020 at Virginia Tech's biomedical center during the COVID-19 pandemic, a clinic nearby was opening on the front lines of...

VA Tech Researchers Investigate How Bird Feeding Influences Humans and Birds

A team of researchers with specialties related to birds are flying high these days after receiving some news that ultimately could lead to certain...

University of Virginia Requests Attorney General Miyares Begin External Review of Tragic Events

In response to a request by the University of Virginia and their Board of Visitors, Attorney General Jason Miyares has agreed to commence an...

Local Blacksmith Recognized as Garden & Gun “Made in the South” Award Recipient

Garden & Gun and partner Explore Asheville announced, this week, the winners of the magazine’s thirteenth annual Made in the South Awards, celebrating Southern-made...