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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...

VA Cooperative Extension to Hold Generation NEXT Workshops to Help Families Plan Land Transfers 

Beginning in August, Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Department of Forestry will co-host Generation NEXT workshops to provide information and tools for families...

Local Weather Forecasting Technology Heralds Advent of SmartFarm Network

Before the advent of computer satellite tracking equipment, farmers relied on prognostics, such as candles, weather vanes, the color of the sky, and the...

Students Win International Vehicle Safety Design Competition

A group of Virginia Tech engineering graduate students won the international championship for the 2019 Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition (SSTDC), hosted by the National...

Forestry Majors Face Burning Issues

Molly Hunt tilts a drip torch. Inside the canister, a liquid mixture of gasoline and diesel fuel shifts forward and siphons down, making a...

“Hokienauts” Finalists in NASA Space Helmet Design Contest

Communication is not always easy on Earth, much less in outer space. Some Virginia Tech students hope to change that. Seven Hokies spanning a variety of...

Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Announces Revised Criteria to Align Conservation Initiatives

Governor Ralph Northam announced today that the Virginia Land Conservation Foundation (VLCF) Board of Directors adopted new grant criteria and announced that grant applications...