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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...

Summer Food Program Makes Sure Youngsters Have A Healthy Meal

Children age 18 and under that are attending Roanoke City Schools can find healthy, free meals this summer, if they qualify for free or...

Lick Run Farm Could Be a Neighborhood Catalyst

Rick Williams is a software engineer by trade, but he’s also a man with a vision: the former Roanoke City Planning Commission member wants...

Blue Ridge Marathon Brings Largest Economic Impact to Date

Blue Ridge Marathon, Half Marathon, and Star 10K create $521,000 economic impact More racers from out of town brought more money into the Roanoke Region’s...

Center in The Square Announces Unexpected Change In Leadership

Recently Retired Director Jim Sears to Resume Post The Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sciences has announced that Barry L. Henderson, President and...

Miller & Rhoads Tearoom Returns for a Day

On Saturday, June 14, the Miller & Rhoads Tearoom will live again in the Roanoke Valley.  Presented by the Peacock-Harper Culinary History Collection at...

Virginia Investigating VDOT Outsourcing Contract

A state investigation has opened into complaints about a $355 million outsourcing contract at the Virginia Department of Transportation. Jeffrey Gargiulo, audit manager at the...