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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...

VT Students Unveil Design for Roanoke Multimodal Transportation Center

An interdisciplinary group of students from Virginia Tech’s School of Architecture + Design has produced comprehensive design concepts for an multimodal transportation center for Roanoke featuring...

Corps of Cadets and Veterans to Commemorate Veterans Day

On Monday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will hold a Veterans Day remembrance ceremony in the War Memorial Chapel, located at...

Foundation for Roanoke Valley Conducts “Operation Surprise 25”

Twenty five years ago, in August 1988, a group of civic leaders established Foundation for Roanoke Valley. Community foundations had been bringing benefits to...

McAuliffe Widens Lead Over Cuccinelli; Democrats Also Lead Down-ticket Races

Democrat Terry McAuliffe has opened a 15-point lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli (46%-31%), while 14 percent of likely voters in Virginia remain undecided in...

Roanoke City Council Names Virginia Western President Citizen of Year

Roanoke City Council has named Dr. Robert H. Sandel, President of Virginia Western Community College as its Citizen of the Year for 2013. "As someone...

Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau Puts Forth Bold New Initiative

The Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau (RVCVB) has announced a new initiative to promote Virginia’s Blue Ridge region.  As of January 1, 2013,...