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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...

10 More Projects Earn Grants Through Roanoke Outside Initiative

Since its creation, Project Outside has raised more than $150,000 to fund maintenance and development of outdoor assets and support outdoor-related businesses in the...

Dog Sledding Becomes Passion Project for Virginia Tech Alumna

Large parts of Alaska feature a stunning landscape of snow-capped mountains, beautiful rivers and creeks, and magnificent wildlife. The wilderness in this state of...

Roanoke Catholic, Others Mark Ash Wednesday

Humble yourselves before the Lord (....) --James 4:10a Although the phrase "Ash Wednesday" does not appear in the Bible, the liturgical use of ashes to...

Youngkin Releases Updated COVID Action Plan

Governor Glenn Youngkin updated Virginia's COVID-19 Action Plan this week to "continue the Commonwealth's commitment to providing additional vaccine events, grant flexibilities to health...

General Assembly Passes Historic Broadband Affordability Legislation

The General Assembly passed HB1265 that calls for the Administration to create a Digital Affordability and Cost Effectiveness Plan (DACEP), positioning the Commonwealth to...

Roanoke College Poll: Youngkin Approval at 50% / Partisan Divide Remains Among Virginians    

The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR) at Roanoke College interviewed adult residents of Virginia in a survey addressing topics such as the...