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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...

Bed And Breakfast – Or Not? That’s The Question For City

Its not a Bread-and-Breakfast insists River Laker, referring to the room he rents out on occasion in his Old Southwest Roanoke City bungalow. He...

Now Law of The Land, ‘Boneta Bill’ Reaps Praise Left And Right

Amid silence from county officials and Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Virginia’s small farmers are hailing new legislation that protects their property rights. Senate Bill 51, signed...

New 5K Race Will Help Salvation Army Catch Up

Captain Ken Argot of the Salvation Army in Roanoke laid out the numbers: the Army’s Red Kettle campaign came up short in 2013, raising...

Research Will Take Students to Highest Peaks of North, South America

Geography, meteorology, and wildlife science students in Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment are preparing for courses to “climb peaks that scrape...

Washout Brings Unexpected Benefits To Travelers in Roanoke

The following article was written by Diane Daniel and was featured in the travel section of The Boston Globe on March 8th. We had it...

Tech Engineers Dive In To West VA Chemical Spill

Virginia Tech faculty engineers and students are unraveling fundamental chemical and health properties of the chemical that contaminated the drinking water for the residents...