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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...

Attorney General Miyares Fights Religious Viewpoint Discrimination 

Attorney General Jason Miyares (me-YAR-ez) joined 20 attorneys general in filing a brief opposing the Hillsborough County Florida transit authority’s policy denying the First...

Virginia Taxpayers to Receive Rebates This Fall

Qualifying Taxpayers Eligible for Up to $250 for Individual Filers; Up to $500 for Those Filing Jointly This fall, approximately 3.2 million eligible taxpayers will...

115-Year-Old Fire Station Number One Sees New Life With Sept. 23 Open House

One of the most famous and beloved structures in Downtown Roanoke is the iconic Fire Station Number One at the southern end of the...

World’s Largest Campus For Indoor Vertical Farming Coming to Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that California-based Plenty Unlimited Inc. will build the world’s largest indoor vertical farming campus, a $300 million investment in...

Boeing Signs Memorandum to Provide Interview Pipeline for VT Corps of Cadets Citizen-Leader Track

Boeing and Virginia Tech have signed a memorandum of understanding to provide an interview pipeline with increased internship and scholarship engagement for the Virginia Tech...

AG Miyares Urges President Biden to Classify Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a bipartisan multistate effort urging President Biden to classify fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction. In a letter...