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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...

United Way Roanoke Valley Grants Emergency Funding to Area Non-Profit Organizations

United Way of Roanoke Valley has announced the recipients of its first round of funding to address community needs and issues related to the...

October’s Blue Ridge Folklife Festival Canceled

Blue Ridge Institute and Museum (BRIM) Director Bethany Worley has announced that this year’s 47th Folklife Festival will be canceled. The annual event is held...

RVARC / BikePeds Websites Show Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts

RVARC partners with the Greenway Commission, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and Virginia Tech who provide equipment to count people on greenways, sidewalks, and...

City Manager Extends Closure of Municipal Facilities / Greenways to Remain Closed

Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell has extended the closure of City of Roanoke municipal facilities to the general public until June 10, in alignment...

Roanoke Robocallers To Pay $300,000 Back To Consumers

The State of Vrginia has reached a settlement with two Roanoke-based telemarketing companies, and Roanoke resident Bryant Cass, for illegal robocalling and deceptive sales...

Field Laboratory Investigates Development of New Energy Resources in Central Appalachia

While the Central Appalachian region is known for such hydrocarbon resources as coal, it also hosts unconventional gas resources, such as coalbed methane, shale...