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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

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...

A Little Spring Please?

Two Baby Great Horned Owl chicks hunker down together during last week's winter weather that covered their nest in Roanoke City. The chicks are...

City Council Race Kicks Off In Earnest With Forum

Not many fireworks were evident when six of the ten Roanoke City Council candidates running for three seats up for grabs on May 6...

Tech Tire Research Helps NASCAR Hit 200 mph

Tens of thousands of NASCAR race fans will converge March 30 in nearby Martinsville for the STP 500, watching dozens of race cars zip...
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