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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...

Newly Branded Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign Launching Across Virginia

Virginia Governor, law enforcement, and trauma care professionals to preview  high-visibility campaign aimed at saving lives  On Thursday, September 1, Governor Glenn Youngkin, law enforcement officials...

Virginia War Memorial to Host Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony

The Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony will be held Monday, September 12, 2022 at 11 a.m. in the Heilman Amphitheater at the Virginia War Memorial...

Governor Glenn Youngkin Praises Reduction in Burdensome Regulatory Barriers

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that the Virginia Board for Contractors, a regulatory board under the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), at...

Roanoke Native Serves With Pride as Member of U.S. Navy’s Submarine Force

A Roanoke native is serving aboard the USS Hampton, one of the world’s most advanced nuclear-powered submarines. Lt. j.g. Warner McGhee, a 2016 Patrick...

Virginia Western Community College Experiencing Increased Enrollment for Fall 2022

Virginia Western Community College started its fall 2022 semester with a projected 5.9 percent increase in the key enrollment category of FTEs, or full-time...

Smile, You’re on Camera: VA Tech Research Gauges Public Support for Facial Profiling technology

Should you judge a book by its cover? Or a Netflix show by its thumbnail? We often judge other people simply by looking at them....