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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...

Domestic Violence Targeted by Salvation Army and City Councilman

A domestic violence community meeting co-sponsored by the City of Roanoke and TAP, and hosted by city councilman Sherman Lea, was inspired in part...

Service Benefits Roanoke Community and VTC School of Medicine Students

Doctors who make house calls are rare, especially in urban settings like Roanoke. Nonetheless, students from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine are...

New Downtown Vinton Library About to Break Ground

After a round of public meetings meant to decode exactly what Vinton and Roanoke County citizens want in a new Vinton library, HBM Architects...

Healing Strides Receives Gift of Giant Mural By Renowned Artist

Healing Strides of VA, a Roanoke Valley Therapeutic Riding Program that was established in 1991, has announced the unveiling of a beautiful piece of artwork...

United Way’s Annual Season of Giving is Here

It happens every fall: local companies recruit their employees to give a little from their paychecks for a few months during the United Way...

Plan 9 Makes Its Debut at the Grandin

Zombies, various ghouls and creatures of the night – not to mention actors, extras, costume designers, and other movie support crew members – came...