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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...

Restoration Chestnut Saplings Planted in Southwest VA

On November 19, 2013, representatives from Senator Tim Kaine’s office from Patrick and Floyd Counties, and from both The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) and...

Hawk Watching at Harvey’s Knob Provides Unique View of Raptors

Fall is always a great time to head to the Blue Ridge Parkway, and there are many locations along the way where you’re likely...

Drama, Beauty, Nostalgia Expressed in VT Carilion Art Show

More than 120 pieces of art, by 38 regional artists, are on display as part of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine’s latest art show....

Aviation Initiative Will Receive $2.6 Million to Test Unmanned Aircraft Systems

The Commonwealth of Virginia has announced it will award more than $2.6 million over three years in Federal Action Contingency Trust (FACT) funds to...

Debate Shapes Up for New County Water Tank – Cylinder or Golf Tee?

Water pressure in northern Roanoke County neighborhoods around Northside High School and Woodhaven Road has been somewhat of an issue in recent years as...

Octavia Johnson Declared Republican Nominee for Special Election

Sheriff Octavia Johnson was named the Republican nominee for the January 7th special election in Virginia’s 11th House District. The election is being held to fill...