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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...

Governor Youngkin Proposes Gas Tax Holiday for Struggling Virginians

Legislation would use a portion of excess transportation revenue to support three month gas tax suspension Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that he will send...

Getting Back To Normal: Roanoke Valley Community Band Hosts First Concert Since Pandemic

Just as we are seeing tentative but continuous signs of spring here in Southwest Virginia, we are also seeing tentative but continuous signs of...

Burlington Department Store Planned for Anchor Space at Tanglewood

Birmingham, AL-based Blackwater Resources, LLC announces the arrival of Burlington,formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory at Tanglewood, the 800,000 SF mixed use center that...

Supply Chain Solutions Company to Open Service Centers in Roanoke, Manassas and Richmond

A. Duie Pyle (Pyle), a premier provider of asset and non-asset-based supply chain solutions, will establish three cross-dock service centers in the Cities of...

Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center Rescues / Re-nests Baby Owl

This baby owl came to The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Centers after its nest fell out of a tree in the Boones Mill area of...

Senator Suetterlein Welcomes New Family Member In Midst of Legislative Push

For decades, many in Southwest and Central Virginia have lamented our stagnant population growth and, with the explosive growth in Northern Virginia, our accompanying ...