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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...

Roanoke Valley Governments Form Regional Authority for Economic Development

Elected officials from Botetourt, Franklin, and Roanoke counties, the cities of Roanoke and Salem, and the town of Vinton, held a signing ceremony in...

Research The Name of The Game at VT Carilion

During the past few years, students from across the country have converged on Roanoke to join the inaugural classes of the Virginia Tech Carilion School...

O. Winston Link Museum To Celebrate 10th Anniversary With Weekend of Events

The O. Winston Link Museum will mark its 10th anniversary with a weekend of events on Jan. 24-25, 2014, featuring free admission, model railroad...

Virginians Take To Drinking – ABC Sales Increase by $35 Million

Virginia ABC Marks 15th Consecutive Record-Setting Year for Sales Fiscal year 2013 marked the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's (ABC) 15th consecutive record-setting year...

William Byrd Student Receives Harlem Globetrotter’s Award for Incredible Shot

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are honoring Marvey O’tey of William Byrd High School with a “Trotter Tribute” in recognition of his spectacular behind-the-back...

Knights Cage Terriers 76-69 in Non-District Rematch

What a difference a week makes. Only seven days removed from being dominated by William Byrd in the Knights gym 71-46, Cave Spring got a...