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Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd as Chair for 2026. Mrs. Shepherd has served as the Vinton District representative since...

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...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Invest to Win Takes Flight With $20 Million Record Gift to Athletics

At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make...

Changes in the aging heart may lessen the risk of irregular heartbeats

Virginia Tech researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may reduce the...

VA Tech Awarded $1M to Create Compassionate STEM Education Initiative

Virginia Tech researchers have received $1 million from the Educating Character Initiative, a grant through Wake Forest University and the private philanthropic foundation Lilly Endowment...

Youngkin Issues Executive Order to Expand Efforts to Combat Antisemitism at Virginia Schools 

Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 48 Combating Antisemitism and Anti-Religious Bigotry in Virginia Public Schools and Institutions of Higher Education to further expand...

Youngkin Announces $1.2M for Nuclear Research in Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced $1.2 million in grants to the Virginia Innovative Nuclear Hub (VIN Hub) funding the establishment of critical research infrastructure,...

First Lady Youngkin Highlights Fentanyl Prevention Across Virginia

Thursday, First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin joined Virginia State Health Commissioner Dr. Karen Shelton and local leaders at the Eanes-Pittman Safety Training...

Youngkin Appoints Two Virginia Farmers to Chesapeake Bay Advisory Committee

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the appointment of two Virginia farmers to represent the Commonwealth on the newly established Chesapeake Bay Program Agricultural Advisory Committee....