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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...

VA Assistant Principal Harassed / Forced Out of Job After Questioning Race-based Teacher Training

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a former public school administrator filed a lawsuit against the Albemarle County School Board for creating a racially hostile...

Fitzpatrick, Kegley, Peaks of Otter Lodge Honored by Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation

On Thursday, April 7, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation honored special members of its community of stewards during a 25th anniversary reception at the...

Roanoke City Council Responds To Search Controversy

Roanoke City Council has recently been seeking to fill the seat of Robert Jeffrey Jr., (D) who had to leave his seat due to...

Gov. Youngkin Signs Bill Protecting Donor Privacy

In recent years, "cancel culture" has targeted many individuals, businesses, and organizations with the intention of silencing them into submission. One aspect has been...

Unanswered Questions Roil Roanoke City Council Search

For many historic, demographic, and cultural reasons, Roanoke City has long been a Democrat bastion. Even while most of Central and Southwest Virginia has...

Attorney General Miyares Fights Against Discriminatory Admission Policy at Fairfax’s Thomas Jefferson High School

~Attorney General Miyares filed a brief in the Supreme Court and was joined by 15 other Attorneys General, opposing the discriminatory admission process at...