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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...

Blue Ridge Parkway Tourism Creates $782 Million in Economic Benefit

Report shows visitor spending supports 11,283 jobs in local economy A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 12,877,369 visitors to the Blue Ridge...

Covington Ranks #1 Among Most Toxic Zip Codes in VA

New Report by Sierra Club ranks most toxic zip codes according EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory -Montgomery County and Lynchburg listed as 14th / 15th Located...

Roanoke Post 3 Wins District 9 American Legion Championship

It's been an out of the ordinary season in District 9 American Legion baseball this summer. First, the regular season district members were reduced to...

Local Educators To Serve on SOL Reform Committee

It's called the Standards of Learning Innovation Committee, established by Governor Terry McAuliffe to tackle a sore subject for many educators – and students....

Creating Better Dads Goal Behind Fathers First

A program started by TAP three years ago – Fathers First - hopes to grow in the future, with former participants demonstrating how the...

Valley Metro Rolls Out New Buses

Valley Metro recently rolled out nine new buses that make it easier for those with mobility issues to board, after their debut outside the...