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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...

Local Attorney Is Helping People, Businesses Navigate Through The ACA

He’s not taking sides in the political debate over its merits; Patrick Kelly is only there to help. A lawyer with the Virginia Poverty...

VA Tech to Represent Virginia in FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Effort

The three mid-Atlantic states of New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia and their leading research universities have signed an agreement stating they will work collaboratively...

3 Things Every Patient Should Know

Experienced Caregiver Warns Those New to Insurance Coverage: Speak Up With 11,000 people becoming eligible for Medicare every day and an estimated 25 million Americans...

Patriot Miscues Pave Way to 21-0 Colonial Forge Victory

Anyone reading too much into Colonial Forge's 2-2 record heading into Friday night's matchup with Patrick Henry quickly realized the team from Stafford,VA was...

Go Outside Festival Returns to Roanoke Oct. 18-20

Annual event to feature exhibits, demos, camping, live music and more to celebrate Roanoke Region as a great place for outdoor adventure The 2013 Go...

VT Professor Named One of Popular Science’s “Brilliant Ten “

David G. Schmale III, an associate professor of plant pathology, physiology, and weed science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, was named one of Popular Science’s...