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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...

Law Enforcement Agencies Prepare for The Unspeakable

Sandy Hook Elementary…Columbine…Virginia Tech...scenes of unspeakable tragedies over the past decade where mass shootings claimed many innocent young lives. No one wants to believe...

Community Garden Takes Shape – Propane Storage Facility Does Not

The fourth garden patch organized by the Roanoke Valley Garden Association is taking shape on 13th Street Southwest in Roanoke. Volunteers, some of whom...

MMMM…BaconFest is Coming To Roanoke!

Bacon lovers of the world unite – BaconFest is here. Just when you thought Roanoke had played host to about every type of festival...

Reverend Carl Tinsley, Sr. Dies at Age 80

Reverend Carl T. Tinsley, Sr., 80, passed away Saturday, August 17, 2013 at home after an extended illness. Memories of Rev. Tinsley include his big smile...

Supervisor Ed Elswick Speaks at Citizen Forum

Roanoke County Board of Supervisor member Ed Elswick, of the Windsor Hills Magisterial District, spoke at a recent citizen’s forum about his recent accomplishments...

Roanoke County Unveils Plans for New Branch Library

Representatives from HBM Architects of Cleveland, Ohio, revealed their plans for a new, 20,000-square-foot Vinton Branch Library at a community meeting this week. The new...