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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...

Severe Cold Impacts Roanoke’s Homeless Shelters

This week’s polar vortex forced even the hardiest men and women in the Roanoke Valley to seek shelter. Three hundred thirty six guests, 39...

Rasoul Swamps Johnson in Delegate Race

Democrat Sam Rasoul, on his third bid for public office after failed attempts to win a seat in Congress and a run for Roanoke...

Tech Researchers Find Novice Teen Drivers Easily Fall Into Distraction, Accidents

Teens may begin their driving habits with great caution, but as months behind the wheel pass, they begin to multi-task at higher frequency rates...

5 Things I Love About Roanoke

This past November, I hit the road for an Old School Virginia Road Trip. My first stop was Roanoke, a city about 3 1/2 hours...

Roanoke County: “The World Is Not Your Ashtray”

From cigarette butts at local intersections to discarded trash strewn along roads, litter continues to be an issue in the Roanoke Valley. To raise...

Reynolds Homestead Gets Dose of Revisionist History

Budding genealogists often hear this advice: When you unearth the past, be prepared for surprises. A researcher who spent weeks poring over documents in...