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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...

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...

Cox Grant Will Assist CHIP FIT Program To Combat Childhood Obesity

Cox Communications recently awarded $160,000 in grants to 25 non-profits throughout the state. In Roanoke the Smart Beginnings early childhood education program, the Community...

City Council Clears Path For Carilion, Read Mountain Development and Arts Funding

City Council voted unanimously (with Councilwoman Anita Price absent) to remove the proffers on the old Ukrops building on Franklin Road and sell it...

Roanoke County Educators, Students Ponder Future Of Education At “Think Tank 2”

Before an overflow crowd of Roanoke County educators, administrators and high school students that spilled over into another room, where the proceedings were broadcast...