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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’s World Renowned Steam Engine To Be Fired Up!

The Virginia Museum of Transportation has announced its intention to return the iconic Norfolk & Western Class J 611 Steam Locomotive to excursion service...

Rescue Mission Celebrates 65 Years “Helping Hurting People”

When the Johnson’s got off the train, they went to 111 East Salem Avenue. The building was dark and dirty. The floor was littered...

Cuccinelli Visits Roanoke’s Precision Steel

Attorney General and Republican nominee for governor, Ken Cuccinelli, toured Precision Steel in Roanoke this week to get feedback on their operations and ascertain...

Coca-Cola Consolidated Expands Roanoke Facility

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (CCBCC) held a ribbon-cutting for the 36,000 square foot expansion of their existing facility in Roanoke earlier this week that...

From The Board to The Bench for David Carson

David B. Carson has been a trial lawyer since shortly after he graduated from Washington & Lee University law school in 1988. Until recently...

Roanoke Virginia Tech Student Investigates Matters Close to The Heart

It’s a tragic and unexpected story: A healthy 20-something-year-old runner goes out for a jog and suddenly collapses and dies. Sudden cardiac arrest results...