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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...

O. Winston Link Museum To Hold 10th Anniversary Celebration

The O. Winston Link Museum, dedicated to the historic photography of O. Winston Link, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a weekend of events...

Roanoke Has Best Auto Insurance Rates in Virginia

From Chesapeake Bay and the Hampton Roads on its eastern coast to the Shenandoah Valley, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the Heart of Appalachia...

South Peak Retaining Wall Declared Safe

Smith/Packett, the developers of South Peak, have declared the walls at the site once known as Slate Hill are safe and that the compromised...

VT Carilion Scientist Use Ultrasound to Boost Brain Performance

Whales, bats, and even praying mantises use ultrasound as a sensory guidance system — and now a new study has found that ultrasound can...

Train Travel Will Return to Star City for First Time in 34 Years

Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and Norfolk Southern Corporation have entered into an agreement to...

Farmer’s Market Plaza Construction Gets Underway

You may have noticed that Market Street is closed as a thru-street from Campbell Avenue to Kirk Avenue in downtown Roanoke these days. That’s...