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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...

Youngkin Signs Partnership Agreement with Colleges and Universities to Establish K-12 Lab Schools

Governor Glenn Youngkin has signed a partnership agreement with colleges and universities from across the Commonwealth to establish K-12 lab schools. “Education is the gateway...

Bills Advance That Would Halt Planned Minimum Wage Increases

Two bills introduced by Republicans to halt future minimum wage increases have advanced to the House floor. Minimum wage in Virginia increased to $11 an...

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Addition Receives LEED Certification as Model for Sustainable Building

The new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC Addition recently achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification, an internationally recognized distinction deeming the...

Outstanding Virginia 4-H Members Honored With Annual Youth in Action Awards

Virginia 4-H honored four of its most outstanding members at a virtual award ceremony earlier this month. The 4?H Youth in Action Program recognizes four...

Miyares Issues Legal Opinion That Public Universities Cannot Mandate Covid-19 Vaccines for Students

Attorney General Jason Miyares has issued a legal opinion that Virginia’s state institutions of higher education cannot require the COVID-19 vaccine as a general...

Del. McNamara Helps Nix 3 Tax Breaks

Before dawn on Monday, January 24, while many Virginians were searching for their coffee pot with which to brace themselves for the cold new...