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Laura Carini Confirmed as Roanoke City Attorney

Following an extensive national search, the City of Roanoke has appointed Laura M. Carini to the role of City Attorney, effective March 1, 2026. Ms. Carini, who joined the Roanoke...

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...

Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s...

Roanoke Teachers Train For Problem Based Learning

Next fall, students in Roanoke will join a growing movement of innovative science achievement and learning in Virginia. Teachers from RCPS were selected to...

What Did You Say?

This goose, captured by Star Photographer Terry Aldhizer on the Roanoke River Greenway in Salem, seems to be asking a question. Which in reality...

20 Recruits Graduate from Regional Fire & EMS Academy

Three localities join together to produce the seventeenth regional recruit school The Seventeenth Roanoke Valley Regional Fire & EMS Academy consisting of 20 personnel representing...

Floydfest 13 Will Be “Revolutionary,” Co-Founder Promises

Co-founder Kris Hodges likes to “theme” FloydFest every year; this year FloydFest 13 is “Revolutionary.” Hodges said that tag, in part, describes some of...

VT Carilion Scientist’s Work Could Lead to Major Advances in Healing

Robert Gourdie said he thought it might be too good to be true. The tissue samples were healing, and they were healing quickly. The...

Roanoke Regional Partnership Launches New Web Portal

Improved online presence presents broad look at living and working in region In the ongoing commitment to market the Roanoke Region and attract people, jobs,...