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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...

Five Virginia ABC-Related Laws Go Into Effect July 1

Starting Friday, July 1, five laws impacting the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC), its licensees and applicants for ABC licenses will take effect....

Virginians Craft Plan To Boost Farmers While Reducing Beers’ Carbon Footprint

While savoring their preferred craft beer, most Virginians likely aren’t calculating the beverage’s carbon footprint. They’re leaving that arithmetic to Will Payne. An effort to rein...

Virginia Politicians Respond In Their Own Words to Roe vs Wade Decision

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, that has effectively overturned the 49 year...

Virginia’s Median Home Price Crosses $400K Mark

Statewide Median Price Hits All-Time High Despite a Moderation in Home Sales  According to the May 2022 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, despite...

The Virginia Gas Tax Increase You Didn’t Know You Were Paying

Virginia’s gasoline and diesel taxes will rise 7% on July 1, about three more cents per gallon when all the elements of the tax...

First Lady Suzanne Youngkin Hosts “Third Spirit of Sisterhood” in Roanoke

ROANOKE, VA –  On Tuesday, First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin hosted her third Spirit of Sisterhood gathering this year with more than 100 Virginia...