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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...

Cuccinelli Holds Narrow Lead Over McAuliffe, One-Quarter Still Undecided

Down-ticket races in statistical tie Republican Ken Cuccinelli leads Democrat Terry McAuliffe (37%-31%), but more than one-fourth (27%) of registered voters in Virginia remain undecided...

Elm Avenue Interchange Improvements Ramp Up

As part of the construction project to improve the Interstate 581/Route 220 Expressway interchange at Elm Avenue in Roanoke, drivers traveling in the area noticed new...

A Roanoke Treasure – Grandin Village Shines

Where is the friendliest place to go in Roanoke to get everything you need? No, not Big Lots. In this particular place, all the...

New Piggly Wiggly Store Comes to Roanoke

An iconic grocery store chain of the South has made its way back to the Roanoke Valley.  The area was home to one of...

Cuccinelli Drills Democratic Rival on GreenTech

Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli repeatedly mocked Democratic rival Terry McAuliffe during last Saturday's debate at The Homestead for the decision to locate GreenTech Automotive in Mississippi. McAuliffe, former chairman...

Warner: “The Sequester Is Stupidity On Steroids”

“Continued failure to find a permanent resolution is hurting our economy, national security” ~ U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) chaired a Senate Budget Committee...