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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

Virginia DMV to Offer Appointments and Walk-in Service on Alternating Days 

Service by appointment offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Walk-in service offered Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Beginning October 5, 2021, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) customers...

VA Tech College of Agriculture / Life Sciences Inspires Alumna to Become A Farmer

On Daisy Sturgill’s first day of class her first year at Virginia Tech, she stepped into a van and buckled her seatbelt. After a brief...

Virginia Struggles to Recover As New Unemployment Claims Rise

Virginia is struggling to recover from new unemployment claims, with last week’s claims higher than at the start of 2020, according to WalletHub’s updated...

Lee Statue Removed: Northam Announces Artifacts For New Time Capsule

New capsule will replace capsule in Lee Monument Base  Governor Ralph Northam has announced the artifacts for a new time capsule that will be placed...

City of Roanoke to Invest $2.3 Million in Park System

The initiative marks the single largest and most diverse investment in the park system’s infrastructure in the past 20 years The Department of Parks and...

Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center To Release “Netted” Canada Goose at VA Tech

A young Canada Goose was recently rescued after flying into the top of Virginia Tech's 85 foot high drone testing cage and getting stuck...