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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...

AG Miyares Announces Historic Protection For VA Consumers Amid Offshore Wind Projects

Amid the push for "green energy" has been a growing concern that the costs often fall onto consumers. In particular, new technologies and projects...

Governor Youngkin Honors 2022 Volunteerism and Community Service Awards Recipients

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced the recipients of the 2022 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards. The annual awards program spotlights the outstanding efforts...

Carilion Outpatient Mental Health Services to Move to Tanglewood Mall

Carilion Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine outpatient services will relocate to Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke by the fall of 2023. Outpatient mental health services, currently located...

As Halloween Approaches, AG Miyares Urges Virginians to Lookout for Copycat THC Edibles

As Halloween approaches, Attorney General Jason Miyares is encouraging Virginia parents and guardians to be on the lookout for counterfeit tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) laced edibles....

Alliance Defending Freedom Supports VA Educational Policies That Protect Children/Parental Rights

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) Senior Counsel Kate Anderson, director of the ADF Center for Parental Rights, recently submitted a position paper in support of...

SML Center Releases Interior Design Renderings, Revised Floor Plans

For the first time, the Smith Mountain Lake Center, Inc. has released interior design renderings that provide a more concrete vision for how its...