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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...

Roanoker Donates Long Haul Tractor Trailer to Food Bank

Feeding America Southwest Virginia has announced that Linda F. Smith has generously donated a new Kenworth truck and fifty three foot refrigerated utility trailer...

New Playroanoke.com Website Designed to Help Get People Moving

Hanning, one of the driving forces behind the two year old Roanoke 100 Miler campaign, designed to get people outdoors during the winter months,...

Roanoke Cuts Ribbon On Elmwood Ampitheatre

There were many naysayers for sure – those opposed to building any amphitheater at Elmwood Park, even a scaled down version with no roof...

Vinton Race To Be No Contest On Election Day

Jason Peters winds his way past ambulances and emergency personnel in the Vinton Public Safety Building, where the Vinton First Aid Crew that he’s...

40th Annual Blue Ridge Folklife Festival Set for October 26

Highlights include traditional crafts and music, country foods, mule jumping, antique cars and more, plus new music workshops paying homage to old style tunes. Ferrum Colleege...

VA Tech to Celebrate 50th Anniversary of “Skipper”

Fifty years ago, three cadets from the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Class of 1964, Alton “Butch” Harper, Homer “Sonny” Hickam, and George Fox, came together...