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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...

Police Usher in “Growth Through Opportunity” Program

The Roanoke City Police Department claims it’s the first of its kind in the country – a program designed for young adults out of...

Angel Trees Signal Christmas is Coming

Look for them in public places like Valley View and Tanglewood Malls … and in private offices. The Angel Trees are here – Christmas...

Passenger Rail Closer To Becoming Reality

Actual work may not begin until January at the earliest, but the downtown passenger rail station got a ceremonial groundbreaking last week while Governor...

Land of Two Suns?

Well . .  not quite. Star Photographer Terry Aldhizer captured this photograph of a "Sun Dog" (or "Mock Sun" or "Phantom Sun") which is...

George Washington National Forest Plan Protects Important Trout Habitat

New plan will not allow leasing of any additional lands for energy extraction, reducing risks to coldwater streams The new George Washington National Forest management...

$302,000 Awarded to Six Local Organizations

The Roanoke Women’s Foundation giving exceeds $2 million dollars Celebrating its tenth year, The Roanoke Women’s Foundation (RWF), a component fund of Foundation for Roanoke...