back to top

News

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...

VA Tech Senior Communications Officer Larry Hincker Announces Retirement

Lawrence "Larry" Hincker, associate vice president for university relations at Virginia Tech, has announced he will retire from his position later this year. Hincker, who...

Roanoke College Poll Reveals Latest on Where Virginians Stand

Virginians support ethics reforms; split on Medicaid expansion; favor protecting gun ownership but support expanded background checks Virginians strongly support ethics reforms for legislators, but...

Gov School Students Research New Pancreatic Cancer Therapy

At the Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for Science and Technology, students are charged each year with carrying out a science fair project. This year,...

Commentary – A Pivotal Decade

When we look back at the previous century, there have been many decades in which the direction of life on earth endured a seismic...

Confederate Veterans Organizations Come Together to Honor Birthday of Robert E. Lee

On Sunday January 18th, 2015 at 2:30 PM at Lee Plaza in downtown Roanoke, an event was held to commemorate the birthday of General-in-Chief...

Roanoke Native Brings Breakout Progressive Blue Grass Band Back to Hometown

Up and coming Bluegrass fusion band “?Barnstar!” which began as the brainchild of Roanoker Zachariah Hickman (who has also performed as bassist for Josh Ritter and musical director...