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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...

VA GOP Responds To State Creating Election Integrity Oversight Unit

The following is a public statement from the Republican Party of Virginia regarding Attorney General Miyares' September 9 announcement to create an Election Integrity...

Think Tank Releases “Education Freedom Report Card”–VA Ranked #20, WV #7, NC #15, DC #51

In its first-ever "Education Freedom Report Card," the Heritage Foundation released their inaugural rankings of the 50 states and Washington DC in regards to...

AG Miyares Announces New Election Integrity Unit

Virginia's Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) announced on September 9 the creation of the Election Integrity Unit at the Office of the Attorney General....

Study Reveals Virginians Have Among The Best Access to ‘Grade A’ Hospitals

National study identifies the no. of people in each state to top-grade hospitals. Virginia has 199,885 people per top-grade hospital. Infographic showing state ranking...

VA Department of Forestry Declares Acorn Season “Open”

As temperatures finally start to drop and we begin our transition into fall, foresters and staff at the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) will...

FDA Commissioner, National Academies’ Members Among Speakers for Maury Strauss Distinguished Lectures

Since 2011, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC has introduced people from Roanoke, Blacksburg and southwest Virginia to the world’s top international scientists,...