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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...

Roanoke County’s Newest Park Will Take Shape at Explore

Explore Park in Roanoke County, the future of which has been in doubt since the living history attraction there closed some years ago, looks...

PH Gets Defensive in Shutout Win Over Hidden Valley

Coming into the season the word on Patrick Henry's football team was that it was big on defense. Friday night left little doubt that...

Salem Sox Clinch Southern Division Second-Half Title

Playoffs With Pelicans Begin Wednesday The Salem Red Sox put the final explanation point on their Carolina League Southern Division title chase Thursday night, defeating...

On to New Market

When VMI came up with its new mantra: "No ordinary college, no ordinary life," they really meant it. Cadets from the 1st Class begin...

Please Don’t Feed The Deer!

Effective September 1, it will be illegal to feed deer statewide in Virginia. The annual prohibition runs through the first Saturday in January. In...

Goodlatte / Griffith Welcome Google Self Driving Car to Virginia Tech

Goodlatte, Griffith Welcome Google's Self-Driving Car Technology to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute ­ Reps. Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) and Morgan Griffith (VA-09) are welcoming Google’s...