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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 and Coach Frank Beamer Team Up For VA Child ID Program

Miyares and Beamer Lead Effort to Help Protect 340,500 Middle School students in Virginia this year. Attorney General Jason Miyares and legendary Virginia Tech football...

Warning Issued Against VMI for Unconstitutional Overreach in Violating Cadets’ First Amendment Rights

A warning letter to the Virginia Military Institute’s Commandant, Col. (ret.) Adrian Bogart III co-signed by The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE)...

Tree Expert: Autumn Color Forecast Looks Promising for Leaf Watchers

All signs are pointing to a vibrant season of autumn color this year, thanks to plenty of summer and early fall rain, says a...

Eminent Researchers Help Launch New Center for Rural Education

Imagine a gathering of the most innovative and prominent scholarly researchers who are offering their intelligence, experience, and time. That describes the Rural Education...

Blue Ridge Parkway Closure Extended 

Failed culvert delays project and extends closure from milepost 121.4 to milepost 136   National Park Service officials now say the project completion date for...

Fall Forestry and Wildlife Field Tours Flourish in The Commonwealth

Urban wood transformed into works of art, white oak milled to become bourbon barrels, a sea of pine trees that will be harvested and...