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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...

Council Candidates Address Joe Cobb’s Controversial $658 Dinner

As reported here, on March 31 Roanoke Council member and candidate Joe Cobb (D) took a still-unnamed group of 16 individuals to a fee-only...

Animal Behavior Course Helps Students Discern What Dogs Tell Us Without Words

The “Paw Patrol” and other animated dogs may be able to speak fluent English, but in real life, dogs communicate to us with more...

Virginia Western Educational Foundation Gives Out Record Number of CCAP Scholarships in Fall 2022

14% growth in tuition-free program aided by increased financial support from localities A record-high 630 students are attending Virginia Western Community College tuition-free this...

VPRA and Amtrak Celebrate 5th Anniversary of Service to Roanoke 

On October 31, 2017, passenger rail service returned to Roanoke for the first time since 1979.  Over the past five years, more than 879,000...

Is The Fox Guarding The Henhouse In Roanoke City?

Against the backdrop of a high-drama campaign where eleven candidates are vying for four open seats on Roanoke City Council, a concerned citizen recently...

Governor Youngkin Announces $60M in New State Tax Credits to Help Rental Affordability

The Commonwealth of Virginia has awarded a total of $60 million in Housing Opportunity Tax Credits (HOTC) to investors developing affordable rental housing throughout...