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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...

Tennis Greats Compete in Greenbrier Tennis Classic

Four of the top names in tennis were on hand last weekend at The  Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia for the...

Fitzpatrick Tries Something New for LinDor Arts Opening

Eric Fitzpatrick, perhaps the best-known artist in Roanoke, invites people to visit him in his South Roanoke studio and lets the public in every...

“Parklets” Provide Temporary Respite From Concrete, Steel and Asphalt

With more people living in downtown Roanoke these days and more people visiting as well, one thing in short order is green space. Only...

Walkers Turn Out in Droves To Support Diabetes Research

They came out in large numbers last weekend for the 21st annual Walk to Cure Diabetes. The largest fundraiser for the Greater Blue Ridge...

Moonwalker Lands at Science Museum

A contingent of Science Museum of Western Virginia employees waited patiently at the close of business last Thursday for a very special guest: Dr....

Wild Bill Turner’s Sports Round-Up (Sponsored by Loudmouth Golf!)

There's nothing more exciting than a big announcement, and today is certainly a milestone for the Wild Bill Column. Loudmouth Golf, one of the most...