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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...

New Grants to Expand Forest Farming in Appalachian Woodlands and Beyond

Underneath Appalachia’s extensive forest canopy are soil beds that are rich in nutrients, blessed by water, and covered in numerous woodland plants and fungi....

For Small Businesses, Coronavirus is Like ‘Typhoon That Leaves Nothing Standing In Its Wake’

In the days after March 11, when the World Health Organization first declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic, Americans began to experience small changes...

VT Engineers / Carilion Physician Upgrade Support Device Into Makeshift Ventilator

As more Americans contract COVID-19, medical resources nationwide are stretched thin. Though hospitals must adhere to strict regulations concerning medical devices, in a dire...

Facing Economic Turmoil, Virginia Businesses Ask Lawmakers to Approve Delay in Costly Mandates

As the General Assembly prepares to reconvene in session next Wednesday, a group of 29 Virginia business organizations called the Coalition for a Strong...

Having Tooth Pain During Covid-19? Here’s When to Call Your Dentist

One of the many consequences of the coronavirus pandemic involves the limitations imposed on dental work. The American Dental Association (ADA), realizing that close proximity...

Jails Across State Release Prisoners Under Order of Governor 

Governor Ralph Northam has issued an order to release criminal offenders from local and regional jails in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are facing...