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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...

2015 Holiday Events Calendar

The holidays are an exciting time in the Roanoke Valley and in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. The calendar from the Roanoke Visitors and Convention Bureau...

That Yellow-finned Minnow in Your Local Creek May Be One-of-a-kind

Donald J. Orth, Thomas H. Jones Professor of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech, would like to study that little...

Dog Who Snacked On Wooden Skewer Wins National Competition

A 5-year-old boxer, with a habit of eating things he shouldn’t, has won a national competition for the most unusual pet insurance claim after...

ROA’s Elmwood On Ice

Skaters enjoy the newly constructed ice skating rink located in Elmwood Park in downtown Roanoke. The rink will be open daily through February 14,...

Peters Bullish on Vinton and Roanoke County

Vinton District Supervisor Jason Peters – the current chairman on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors – was present at the State of the...

VTC Scientists Take First-of-Kind Brain Readings in Humans

Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute scientists have reported measurements of dopamine release with unprecedented temporal precision in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease. The...