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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

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...

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...