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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...

Roanoke City #2 Crime Capital Of Virginia

As reported by James C. Sherlock here in Bacon's Rebellion, and shared below by agreement, many residents of the Old Dominion may be...

“MARE Care” Center Offers ‘Thorough’ Experience for Students

Savannah Gregg vividly remembers the summer she spent with the horses at the Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension Center. She stood in awe the first time...

Dickens of a Christmas Celebrates 40 Years With “Guaranteed Snow”

The Roanoke Valley’s largest holiday celebration, Dickens of a Christmas, returns to downtown the first three Fridays of December. This year is the 40th...

Virginia Growers Take Advantage of “Pumpkin Grant” To Achieve Bumper Crop

During the crisp and cool fall season, pumpkins are a hot commodity. The demand for this festive squash is on the rise thanks in...

TSA Officers Detect Knife Concealed Inside Laptop at Richmond International Airport

A man from Williamsburg, Va., was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers at a Richmond International Airport security checkpoint after they detected a double-bladed...

VTTI Outreach Team Teaches Local Students About Driver Safety

Research shows that car, pickup truck, and SUV drivers, including teens, initiate more than 75 percent of incidents involving heavy trucks. The Virginia Tech Transportation...