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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...

Retiring Chief Perkins Ready for Next Chapter in Life

At the tender age of 46 Roanoke City police chief Chris Perkins will retire in March after 23 years with the department, a tenure...

Researchers From Around World Converge for Landsat Satellite Meeting

Virginia Tech faculty members and graduate students will get to present their remote sensing research to scientists from across the globe when the Landsat Science...

Kayak Launch Going Up Soon Along Roanoke River “Blueway”

Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte says his involvement with improvements to the Roanoke River date back to when he worked for a former member of...

Local Lawmakers Head To Richmond

A mostly-veteran group of state lawmakers from the Roanoke area head back to Richmond in mid-January for the 2016 General Assembly session – with...

VA Historical Society Exceeds $38 Million “Story of Virginia” Campaign Goal

The Virginia Historical Society’s Story of Virginia Capital Campaign has reached and surpassed its goal of $38 million. The campaign provided significant funds to transform...

Large Crowds, Local Teams And Big-Name Recruits Highlight Chance Harman Classic

New Year came in with a bang Friday afternoon at the Chance Harman Classic basketball tournament at Floyd County High School. Saturday night, it went...