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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

VA Consumer Optimism Continues Upward Trend, Low Income Households Struggle

Virginians weighed in on their opinion of the economy for the third time this year. The Roanoke College Poll interviewed 604 Virginians about their...

City Council Sells Building for $10 – Broadband Authority Created

Roanoke City Council voted to sell the old Health Department building at 515 Eighth Street, Southwest to developer Ed Walker for $10.  He expects...

Passenger Rail Is Coming To Roanoke Says Governor McDonnell

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, more in the news recently for a scandal involving gifts now being returned, was in Roanoke City recently for a...

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...