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War Department Wades Into VMI Controversy

The controversy surrounding the governance of the fabled Virginia Military Institute (VMI) ratcheted up a notch on February 3. On that day, Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public...

Laura Carini Confirmed as Roanoke City Attorney

Following an extensive national search, the City of Roanoke has appointed Laura M. Carini to...

VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national...

Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

City School Board Chair Says Things Are Trending Upwards

In his last year on the Roanoke City School Board due to tenure rules, Chairman Todd Putney had once more chance to address the...

FAA Declares Tech’s Unmanned Aircraft Test Site “Fully Operational”

The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems test site program is fully operational and ready to conduct research vital to integrate unmanned aircraft into...

ABC to Produce Civil War Series for Amazon Prime in VA

ABC Signature, a division of ABC Studios, has chosen Virginia for "Point of Honor", the pilot for the television series ABC is co-producing with...

Roanoke College President Joins 49 Others in VA to Oppose Obama’s Proposed Rating System

Roanoke College President Michael C. Maxey and 49 other presidents of Virginia’s public and private colleges and universities have taken a strong stand against...

No Doubt About It – VA Tech Dining is Number One in The Country

Virginia Tech has been named No. 1 in the Princeton Review's Best Campus Food rankings for 2015. This ranking and those in a number of...

Historic Mill Mountain Roadway in Need of Work Says Dye

Drs. Nancy and Kevin Dye live in Rockledge – that mansion halfway up the side of Mill Mountain that is visible from the valley...