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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...

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...

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...