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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...

Weather Stations at Roanoke Schools Aid Research, Provide Lessons for Children

Tammy Parece of Blacksburg, a doctoral candidate in geography in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, said she wanted to find the best...

Roanoke Citizens Take To Firefighting

Being a Roanoke City firefighter is harder than it looks.  That’s what 13 members of the Citizen’s Fire Academy learned recently.  They received some...

Vinton Residents Get Peek At The Future

Curious Vinton citizens worked their way around a number of displays at an open-house meeting held by the town recently - examining layout maps...

Local Microbreweries Making an Impact

The Roanoke area was once devoid of microbreweries that produce so-called “craft beers,” small production batches of carefully formulated beers with more taste and...

Three Republicans Enter Race for Roanoke City Council

The Roanoke City Republican Committee held their mass meeting at the Valley View Holiday Inn where they unanimously nominated and elected three candidates to...

Academy of Medicine Presents Lifetime Achievement Award to Garvin

 The Roanoke Valley Academy of Medicine hosted the President's Gala February 7, 2014 at the Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. Nearly 200 guest attended...