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War Department Wades Into VMI Controversy

The controversy surrounding the governance of the fabled Virginia Military Institute (VMI) ratcheted up a notch on February 3. On that day, Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public...

Laura Carini Confirmed as Roanoke City Attorney

Following an extensive national search, the City of Roanoke has appointed Laura M. Carini to...

VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national...

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...

VA Tech Carilion School of Medicine Welcomes 12th Class

After being chosen from a record number of applications and the first-ever group to go through an entirely virtual interview process, the members of...

New Freedom Farm / Good Samaritan Provide Comfort for Appreciative Veteran

This is a story that almost didn’t happen because, well, sometimes it’s just too hard to talk about someone you miss so fiercely. Ant...

Virginia’s Hot Summer Housing Market Shows Signs of Cooling 

Expanding inventory of available homes will help ease market frenzy  According to the June 2021 Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, while June...

Awareness Through Art: Roanoke City Addressing Pedestrian Safety with Signal Box Art Contest

A picture may be worth 1,000 words but Roanoke City officials hope art can remind people of only four – No Need to Speed! Admissions...

VA Tech Receives $2.7 Million Grant For Revolutionary Mosquito Research

Mosquitoes may be small, but they are a formidable foe. Not only can they smell over 400 chemicals that we emit and detect the...

DMV Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign After 114 Killed in 2020

Drivers and Pedestrians Urged to Make Sure Road Is Clear The summer season means more pedestrians will take to Virginia streets and sidewalks as people...