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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...

Suntrust Gives $9,500 Grant to Rescue Mission for Playground Expansion

The Suntrust Foundation provided a $9,500 grant to the Rescue Mission of Roanoke to contribute to the playground improvement project located behind the Mission’s...

Tech Program Helps Fifth-graders Consider Benefits of College

For the last five years, busloads of fifth-graders have experienced what it’s like to be a Virginia Tech student. This annual college aspirations program helps...

Roanoke / Vinton Mayors Volunteer for “Rebuilding Together – Roanoke”

Mayor Bowers of the City of Roanoke and Mayor Grose of the Town of Vinton volunteered with a local nonprofit organization during Mayors Day...

Carilion Offering Distracted Driving Classes To High School Students

Cell phone use is leading cause of driver distraction April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. To further awareness, Carilion Clinic Life-Guard, along with trauma services...

Tech Enigneering Society to Host Trebuchet Competition

Virginia Tech’s Society of American Military Engineers, known as SAME, is hosting a trebuchet competition against VMI this Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1...

Red Cross Recognizes Public Safety Officers for Off Duty Heroism

On March 25th, the Roanoke Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross recognized two Roanoke County public safety officers for their heroism while off...