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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...

Business Leaders Endorse Baugess, Bowers, Keller, and McGuire for Roanoke City Council

The Business Leadership Fund (BLF), a local political action committee representing The Roanoke Valley's regional business community, recently announced its endorsement of the following...

October is Most Dangerous Month on Virginia Roadways

Over the last 10 years, 8,034 people were killed in crashes on Virginia roadways. Of those deaths, 791 – 10% – occurred in October,...

Commonwealth Releases New Unclaimed Property Program

Governor Youngkin has announced that the Virginia Department of the Treasury Unclaimed Property Division has launched their new KAPS program and website to manage...

Doxo Report Documents Relatively Low Cost of Living in Roanoke

Doxo's recently released a report (50 Largest U.S. Cities Household Spend Report 2022) that ranks America's largest cities by amount spent on household bills....

Enjoy Virginis’a Peak Colors With A Fall Foliage Tour

  Want to get out and enjoy Virginia’s fall foliage? To help you get started, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) collects information on when...

Multi-Mural Art Walk Installed in Historic Grandin Village

Through a collaborative partnership between the Grandin Village Business Association, the Roanoke Arts Commission, and the Roanoke Natural Foods Co+op, a new series of murals...