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VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition highlighting the university’s sustained, institutionwide commitment to building trusted, reciprocal partnerships that address...

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...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

Over 16,300 (16.9%) of Residents in Roanoke Risk Hunger

Latest data show 16,330 individuals are ‘food insecure -each person would need nearly $16 per week to no longer be hungry Nearly $16 a person...

National College Fishing Tournament Opens On Smith Mountain Lake

FLW College Fishing is headed to Smith Mountain Lake May 3 for the first Northern Conference tournament of 2014. Fifty college teams will be...

Crime Rate in Roanoke City a Subject of Debate

There are several up-ticks in two benchmarks, in two of the four zones Roanoke police divide the city into, but since 2005 overall crime...

Children’s Trust Introduces Mayor to “Courthouse Dog”

Advocacy Group Hopes to Have Program in Place Soon A courthouse facility dog will be joining the Children’s Trust staff to assist children and their...

Roanoker Serves Country as Part of Naval Amphibious Group

Ethan Walton has served in the U.S. Navy as a Boatswain’s Mate for five years. “Joining the Navy has been a life long goal for...

VT KnowledgeWorks Winners to Compete in Global Challenge to Be Held in Roanoke

The VT KnowledgeWorks Sixth Annual Entrepreneurship Challenge was a success as enthusiastic attendees gathered at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center...