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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...

Clinton Helps McAuliffe to Governorship During Stump Visit to Roanoke

Less than a week before Terry McAuliffe was elected as the next Virginia governor in a hotly contested race against Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli,...

Local Democrats Experience Victory and Defeat at The Polls

You win some, you lose some. That was the theme for local Democrats who gathered at Fork in the City on Tuesday night to...

A Fitting Memorial

Roanoke's Memorial Bridge  is officially dedicated to Roanoke's veterans of World War I and features five plaques that were created by members of Roanoke City Council....

Transportation Institute To Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Open House, Smart Road Tours

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute will open its doors and the Virginia Smart Road to the public on Nov. 15, 2013, as part of a 25th...

Ferrum College / Healing Strides Establish New Competetive Equestrian Club

Partnership with Healing Strides of Virginia will offer students riding, learning and volunteer opportunities. Ferrum College has established a new equestrian club in partnership with...

Transportation Museum Achieves First Milestone in Getting 611 Back on Tracks

The Virginia Museum of Transportation and the "Fire Up 611!" Committee have announced that their capital campaign has raised the funds to mechanically restore...