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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...

Northam Issues More Than 1200 Pardons, Restores to Vote to 126,000 Convicted Felons

Ralph Northam has granted pardons to over 1,200 Virginians over the past four years—including exonerating eight individuals who served lengthy prison sentences before being...

Blue Ridge Parkway Invites Public Comment on Full Closure for Proposed IRONMAN Special Event 

The National Park Service has announced the opportunity for citizens to provide input on a proposed temporary, full closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway...

Allegation: Dominion Energy And Others Involved In Suppressing Voter Turnout Across Rural VA

The issues of "voter suppression" and "disenfranchisement" have been much in the news lately. President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke on the topic...

Governor Glenn Youngkin Signs 11 Day One Executive Actions

RICHMOND— Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed nine Executive Orders and two Executive Directives at the Virginia State Capitol, acting on several of his Day...

Northam Presents Interesting Key to Governor Youngkin

The key to the Executive Mansion wasn’t quite what Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin expected. Instead of a brass key to a door lock, Gov. Ralph Northam...

Virginia: Under New Management

In accordance with the Constitution of Virginia, that requires an inauguration be held on the Saturday after the second Wednesday in January following an...