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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...

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Discovery Sheds Light on Arrhythmias, Heart Attacks

Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have revealed how a genetic message to produce healthy heart tissue is altered in the body during...

Blue Ridge Marathon Contributes $5 Million to Economy Over 10 Years

Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon, Half Marathon, and Anthem Star 10K generated a record $835,618 in economic impact in 2019 and contributed $15,750 to...

High Energy Concert Affirms – Styx Still Has It

65. 62. 69. 66. 50. These are the ages of the members of Styx’s current lineup: singer/guitarist Tommy Shaw, singer/keyboardist Lawrence Gowan, guitarist James Young,...

Tourism On Blue Ridge Parkway Creates $1 Billion in Economic Benefits

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that in 2018, 14.7 million park visitors spent an estimated $1.1 billion in local gateway regions...

Virginia Anglers Break Two State Records This Spring With Two Tremendous Catches

The spring of 2019 was a busy time for the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) State Record Committee. The committee reviewed and...

Roanoke Valley Governor’s School Students Bring Home Big Awards

The Roanoke Valley Governor's School had a record 7 students (5 total research projects) earn a trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)...