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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...

Home-school Sports Bill Puts Ball in Local School Boards’ Court

The state Senate could consider a bill to allow school boards to decide if home-schooled students in Virginia can join public school sports teams. Del....

VA Senate Subcommittee To Vote On 2 Pro-Life Bills Feb. 25

On February 25, the Senate Education and Health subcommittee on Health Professions will hear and vote on two bills that seek to protect unborn...

Virginia’s Inventory of Homes for Sale Plummets to All-Time Low 

Sellers reluctant to enter market amid limited options for purchase According to the January 2022 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS, the supply...

Civil War Weekend 2022 to Honor Iconic Founder and Historian James I. ‘Bud’ Robertson Jr.

The legacy of James I. “Bud” Robertson Jr. lives eternally in the hearts and minds of those he educated. It’s cemented in the walls of the...

Surprise Discovery at UVA Suggests New Treatment for Deadly Lung Cancer

An unexpected discovery at UVA Cancer Center has allowed scientists to halt the development of small-cell lung cancer in lab mice, and the surprise...

New Statistics Released on Youth Suicide Rates in Virginia

Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new fatal injury data for Virginia. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for...