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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...

Interstate 81 Shoulder Work Begins in Roanoke County and City of Salem

Starting in February and continuing into the early summer, work will be performed on the inside and outside shoulders along a five-mile section of...

Lawmakers defeat bills making transgender student policies optional 

Virginia lawmakers blocked legislation that would allow school boards to opt out from policies and guidelines developed by the Virginia Department of Education to...

Del. Rasoul Opposes Election Security Bill, Del. Head and McNamara Support

With election integrity as a top concern among many voters, the House of Delegates on February 3 passed on a 51-49 vote House Bill...

‘Second Look’ Bill Would Allow Virginia Prisoners to Petition for Resentencing

Several people pardoned for past crimes recently advocated in favor of legislation known as the “Second Look” bill. Senate Bill 378, introduced by Sen....

New Report: Cost of Living in Roanoke 19.8% Below National Average

doxo, the all-in-one bill-pay app, recently released a new doxoINSIGHTS report for 2022 that, among other things, found the average household in America spends...

Supreme Court of Virginia Dismisses Castillo Vs. Youngkin

The Supreme Court of Virginia has dismissed the Castillo Vs. Youngkin case involving mandatory mask wearing in Virginia public schools. Attorney General Miyares issued...