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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...

Student Enrollment in Virginia Still Not At Optimal Levels

Last May 19, the Virginia Education Report was presented to the state by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE). Here, the VDOE reported that...

New Ambassador Program Coming to Downtown Roanoke

Having a clean, safe, and welcoming downtown is the foundation of a great city. Later this Summer, Downtown Roanoke, Inc. (DRI) will officially launch...

Youngkin Celebrates Signing of Virginia State Budget

Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed the Virginia State Budget, which delivers on his promise to provide tax relief for Virginian families, increase funding for...

Virginia Tech Researchers to Modernize U.S. Electrical Grid With Support From Department of Energy

Picture this: It’s a warm summer evening and you're outside enjoying the view from your backyard when suddenly, off in the distance, you see...

Virginia Puts Itself Under Laws of California Legislature

Virginia’s auto industry overlords in California have a new set of proposed mandates for both electric and internal combustion vehicles which, once adopted, will...

Jason Miyares Urges US Attorney General Garland To Stop Attacks On Pro-Life Charities

In a pointed letter sent on Tuesday June 21st to the U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Attorney General Jason Miyares and 18 other state...