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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...

Storm water Management Fees Coming To Both City and County

The monthly stormwater management fee for the average homeowner in Roanoke City doesn’t appear to be onerous – maybe about five dollars according to...

Vibe DJ “Dose” Is Also World Traveler

Arriving on the local radio scene last October, “Dose” (real name Christopher Thorne) is a DJ and promotions director for The Vibe (100.1 FM,...

Raleigh Court Library Expansion in Design Phase

Renovations at the main library branch in Roanoke are well underway now, with completion expected and a grand reopening in November. Next up is...

Military Support Organization Hands Out Grants

Founded several years ago to raise money for groups that support military veterans, the Blue Ridge Veterans Celebration handed out some small grants to...

Choice Neighborhoods Grant Could Reshape Part Of Northwest Roanoke City

A HUD planning grant for $200,000 issued to the city’s Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority in 2012 could eventually mean big changes for public...

Roanoke / Grandin Village Named in Top Ten Valentine Getaways

Valentine's Day, over the years, has become a truly international celebration of romance. And you can certainly find great places to celebrate it all...