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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...

Roanokers Join Advance Auto in Building Over 200 Bikes for Children

Nearly 200 boys and girls in the Roanoke Valley will get a new bike for Christmas, thanks to a team building operation by Advance...

Roanoke Programmer Dies Days Before Efforts Win World Chess Championship

In an amazing victory, a Roanoke man who had passed away just nine days earlier won the worldwide Thoresen Chess Engine Competition. (TCEC).  On...

Board of Visitors Appoints Timothy D. Sands as Next President of Virginia Tech

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors has appointed Timothy D. Sands as Virginia Tech’s 16th president, effective June 1, 2014. Sands will succeed Charles...

HopeTree Academy Stokes Its Engine for Christmas Parades

The legendary N&W 611 steam engine is back on rails…in Salem. Students at HopeTree Academy (of HopeTree Family Services -formerly Virginia Baptist Children’s Home &...

Democrats Mostly Aligned As Saturday’s Firehouse Primary Approaches

Four Democrats want to snag retiring Delegate Onzlee Ware's 11th district House seat. Council members Dave Trinkle and Court Rosen, along with Sam Rasoul...

Blue Ridge Marathon Announces Course Changes, New Race Opportunity

Runners in the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon and Half Marathon will see changes in their respective courses this year, while organizers have added...