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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...

Car Buyers Paying Highest Prices Ever in Virginia

If you are counting on getting a great deal on a new car anytime soon, chances are any car will cost you more, not...

Lawmakers Push to Protect Workers Who Choose to Decline COVID-19 Vaccine

Lawmakers narrowly passed a bill this month that would allow people fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine to receive unemployment benefits if no other...

Blue Ridge Parkway Visitation Tops 15 Million in 2021

Park officials remind visitors there are many miles to explore Blue Ridge Parkway managers have announced there were an estimated 15.9 million recreation visits to...

VDOT Awards Contract For Interstate 81 Troutville Rest Area Ramp Extension Project

Rest area to be closed from late May until early September The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has awarded a $4.89 million contract to Branch...

Governor Youngkin Signs Bill to Allow Parents to Opt-Out of School Mask Mandates

Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed SB739, empowering parents by creating a parental opt-out from local school mask mandates and ensuring five day a week...

Valley Metro Moves to New Home on Monday, February 28

Effective Monday February 28, 2022, Valley Metro will begin transit transfer operations at Third Street Station in the temporary configuration, vacating Campbell Court. The...