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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...

Wildlife Conservation Students Take on Real-world Projects

At the top of Buffalo Mountain outside Floyd, Virginia, a team of Virginia Tech wildlife conservation students uses drones to map and monitor erosion...

Real Estate Market Sentiment Rises, Amazon Arrival Influences

The Virginia Real Estate Indexes tell a polar tale. Overall sentiment increased since the end of 2018, but vast differences between buyers and sellers...

VT Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team Places Second in First Year of EcoCAR Challenge

The Virginia Tech Hybrid Electric Vehicle Team (HEVT) took an overall second place on May 22 during the first year of the four-year EcoCAR...

First InsideTREES Camp Brings Sustainable Biomaterials to Life for High Schoolers

The sound of hammering, laughter, and conversation echoed inside Cheatham Hall as eager high school students learned about natural resources through a variety of...

City of Roanoke Agrees to Pay $1.2 Million Settlement in Police Pay Lawsuit

The City of Roanoke has reached an agreement to resolve claims brought by several current and former police officers who filed a class and...

Explore Park To Open New Signature Attraction July 1st

Aerial Adventure Zipline Course "Treetop Quest"  to Open Roanoke County is pleased to announce the opening of a new aerial adventure course at Explore Park...