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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...

“Big Stone Gap” The Movie Opens in Theaters Nationwide

The movie version of the popular novel “Big Stone Gap” will open in theaters on Friday, October 9.  The film was shot entirely on...

Local Schools Compete to Collect Winter Coats for Rescue Mission

It has been an all out battle this fall as area high schools in Roanoke City, Roanoke County and Salem have competed to collect...

Education Foundation Hopes To Fill Arts Funding Gap

The Roanoke City public school system allocates about five percent of its current annual budget for arts and music programs – not enough say...

Veterinary Memorial Fund Donations Honor Special Connections With Animal Companions

When Libby Whitley found Rosie, a Walker Coonhound, limping along the side of the highway, she made an instant connection. After finding out that...

Virginia 4-H Conducts World’s Largest Science Experiment

Hundreds of thousands of youth across the world will participate in the eighth annual 4-H National Youth Science Day experiment on Oct. 7. This...

Roanoke County Seeks Input in Creating Regional Park From Explore

Roanoke County will begin seeking input from area residents, leaders and stakeholder groups to create a master plan for Explore Park. When complete in...