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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...

Roanoke Region Gets Tourism Financial Boosts From Richmond

In a May 2 Press Release, the Youngkin administration announced 259 tourism programs across the Old Dominion will get public-private marketing funds to help...

Mentoring in Roanoke Can Make All The Difference

Some of Fred Rogers’ most well-known advice for young kids is to “look for the helpers” when they feel overwhelmed. And these days, after...

Virginia Drivers Don’t Catch a Break as Gasoline Prices Rise Again

Pump prices rose again over the past week due primarily to the high cost of crude oil. Fear of a global energy supply disruption...

Virginia Department of Corrections Celebrates Correctional Officers’ Week

This week, the Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC) commemorates the men and women who serve on the front line of Virginia’s prisons. Governor Glenn Youngkin...

Roanoke City Public Schools Announces Division’s Teacher of the Year

Kristi Martin, a 4th grade teacher at Westside Elementary, was named the Roanoke City Public Schools Teacher of the Year during the annual Teacher...

Variety of People Come To The Table in Fight To End Food Insecurity

The founders of Fonticello Food Forest bent down under the picnic table to pick edible chickweed leaves and lavender flowers. Moments later they were...