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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...

$27 Million Makeover Goes A Long Way

Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate Center in the Square’s $27 million makeover during the grand reopening celebration.  Some 300,000 children visit the...

Racers Mean Big Dollars for Valley

Marathon and half marathon create $476,000 economic impact; up 26.3 percent from 2012   Billed as America’s toughest road marathon, the fourth annual Foot Levelers Blue...

CHIP Program Continues to Grow As Key Lifeline for Valley Families

The Child Health Investment Partnership – better known as CHIP of Roanoke Valley - is an early childhood home visiting program that has been...

Council Receives Citizen Input On 28% Pay Raise

Just a handful of people signed up for the first public hearing on city council's proposed 28.5% pay raise Monday evening. One of...

Roanoke College Legendary Coach Homer Bast: 1914-2013

C. Homer Bast, a legend at Roanoke College for his work in the classroom and on the track, passed away May 20, 2013 at...

Republican Ticket Statewide “Fly Around” Lands in Roanoke

The Republican ticket of Ken Cuccinelli for governor, E. W. Jackson for lieutenant governor and Sen. Mark Obenshain for attorney general barnstormed the state...