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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...

Land Conservancy Honors Three of Roanoke Area’s Finest

Lucy Ellett, Al and Nancy Hammond receive awards Sunday The Blue Ridge Land Conservancy honored three of the Roanoke region’s finest on Sunday before a...

Syrian-Born Roanoke Residents Oppose War / American Intervention

To Roanoke residents Father Andrew Bahhi and Ayeda Sati, Syria is much more than just a place in the headlines. For much of their...

McAuliffe and Cuccinelli in Statistical Dead-Heat

Democrat Terry McAuliffe holds a statistically insignificant lead over Republican Ken Cuccinelli (35%-33%), while 22 percent of likely voters in Virginia remain undecided in...

The Magic Trout Fountain

Every year the state of Virginia stocks more that 1.2 million catchable size trout into 180 streams and lakes. According the Virginia Department of Game...

Girl Scouts Break Out Power Tools To Inspire Reading

Canned food drives. Soup drives. Blanket drives. Clothes drives. Even a towel and pet food drive for a local vet. Girl Scout troops all...

It’s A Bird . . . It’s A Plane . . . It’s . . .

A whole lot of raptors . . . Members of the Roanoke Valley Bird Club have been counting migrating raptors for several weeks at Harvey’s...