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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...

How To Avoid The 12 Fires of The Holidays

Christmas Trees: Take fire safety precautions when keeping a live tree in the house. Needles on fresh trees should be green and hard...

More Strong Performers Arise From New Batch of Tech Bike Helmet Ratings

The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has released ratings for 20 additional bicycle helmets, supplementing the initial set of 30 ratings published earlier this year. The ratings give...

VT Campus Completes Inventory of More Than 10,000 Trees for 2018 Master Plan

The Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation and the Facilities Department have completed a collaborative inventory and analysis of more than 10,000 landscape trees spread out across 900 acres...

First Baptist Church Purchases WSLS Property for $1.2 Million

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has announced the sale of 401 3rd Street along with two parking lots on Church Avenue in Downtown Roanoke,...

Unceasing Rains Delay Franklin Road Bridge Project

The completion of the Franklin Road Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway has been delayed until Mid-March 2019. The delay is due to significant rain...

Plan for Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Approved / Moving Forward

A major Virginia cybersecurity initiative is moving from planning to implementation stages. The Virginia Research Investment Committee (VRIC) recently accepted the blueprint for the Commonwealth Cyber...