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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...

Virginians Support Ethics And Mental Health Reforms; Split On Medicaid Expansion

Warner leads widely-unknown Gillespie in possible Senate race Virginians strongly support mental health and ethics reforms, but are divided on Medicaid expansion, according to The...

Chinese Team Visits Good Sam to Learn About Hospice Care

In home, end-of-life hospice care administered by a team of caring professionals – the kind of care Good Samaritan Hospice in Roanoke is known...

Business Training at Roanoke Center Improves City Services

What if your police department could predict crime, sending officers to the scene before anything happened? Wouldn’t that be better than calling 911? As...

“Souper Bowl V” Serves It Up Hot for Rescue Mission and Ram

Sunday was windy and chilly (pun intended); perfect weather for soup as more than 350 people came to the Patrick Henry Hotel for "Souper...

SML Chamber Announces Opposition to Changes in Boater Safety Legislation

The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced its strong opposition to proposed changes in boater safety training requirements included in legislation...

Herring Encourages Target Customers To Take Advantage of Free Credit Monitoring

Attorney General Mark R. Herring is urging Virginia residents who have shopped at Target stores or the company's website to take advantage of the...