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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...

“Face Plant”

Spring officially began on March 21st but Old Man Winter isn't quite ready to loosen his grip on Southwest Virginia. Last Tuesday the Valley...

“Seth The Wonder Dog” Receives 2014 Annual Hero Award

The Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) has announced that the 2014 Animal Hero award was presented to "Seth the Wonder Dog, a service canine...

Boones Mill Receives $50,000 Matching Grant Opportunity for Depot Restoration

The Committee hopes to restore the Boones Mill Depot and use it to highlight the town’s history, music and arts. Over 100 years ago, the...

New Training Center for County Will Be Joint Affair

Roanoke County will share space with Roanoke City at the city’s police training center once an 8300 square foot addition is built. The three...

Habeeb Wants Health Care Expansion Separated From Budget

8th District delegate Greg Habeeb calls it “amazingly productive,” when he talks about the recent General Assembly session. Standards of Learning and ethics reform,...

Proclaiming The Word

The Jesus Saves sign atop Ghent Grace Brethren Church in the Raleigh Court neighborhood of Roanoke has been boldly proclaiming the core message of...