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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...

Major Riverside Development Project Announces Plans

Mixed-use project to extend downtown Roanoke while improving public access to river Developers have broken ground on a multi-year, mixed-use development that includes new apartments,...

Sons of Confederate Veterans Lead City Cemetery Cleanup

Memorial Day weekend was all about time off, barbecues and family gatherings, but it was also about honoring those that have served this country...

New Location For “Festival In the Park Inc” Gets Mixed Reviews

With a new location and a new group behind what used to be known as Roanoke’s “Festival in the Park”, this year’s Roanoke Festival...

Veterans Gather at Lee Plaza In Memory of Fallen

It was 9:47 a.m. Monday as a bus full of veterans pulled up to Roanoke Valley War Memorial  at Lee Plaza across from the...

Carilion Doctor Trains Physicians From Around The World

The principle behind the "Anterior Approach" hip replacement procedure is simple. Instead of cutting through muscle in the rear of the hip (posterior) to...

Greenways to Receive $12.7 Million of $28.2 Million Transportation Funds

The Roanoke Valley Area Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board (MPO) has approved over $28 million in funding for 15 transportation projects in the Roanoke urbanized...