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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...

System-wide Efforts Needed in Virginia’s Fight Against Human Trafficking

Chirping ducklings at the Restoring Ivy Collective center, a refuge for human trafficking victims, aren’t just cute -- they’re calming. Sex trafficking survivors can drop...

Attorney General Miyares Announces Externship Program for Appalachian Law School Students

 The Office of the Attorney General is forming a new clinic in partnership with Appalachian School of Law for their students to work with...

As Mortgage Rates Spike, Virginia’s Housing Market Shifts

 Home buyers eager to lock in rates before they rise further According to the March 2022 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®,...

Blue Ridge Parkway to Receive $127 Million for Infrastructure Projects

The Blue Ridge Parkway will receive approximately $127 million in Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) funding for two major infrastructure projects in the country’s most-visited national park. “Generations of park...

VA March 2022 General Fund Revenues Exceed Forecasts

In an April 14 Press Release, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that March revenue collections exceeded forecasts by 22.3%. General fund revenues were approximately $870...

AG Miyares Joins Coalition to Urge Better Disclosure From GoFundMe

In an April 19 Press Release, Attorney General Miyares today joined a bipartisan coalition of 28 Attorneys General, led by New Mexico, Mississippi, and...