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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...

Legislators Highlight Accomplishments And Challenges Of 2013 Session

The historic transportation package that passed both houses of Virginia's legislators received the most attention at the Roanoke Regional Chamber 2013 legislative wrap-up Friday....

Feeding America SWVA Seeking Community Support

Financial shortfall could mean 2 million fewer meals for the hungry; Kroger to match $20,000 in contributions Feeding America Southwest Virginia (Feeding America SWVA) has...

Tech Corps of Cadets to Hold ‘Amazing Dash Through the Past’

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is hosting ‘An Amazing Dash Through the Past’ on Tuesday, April 16, to raise awareness about Virginia Tech’s  Corps of Cadets’ history. The...

Roanoke College Poll Reveal Virginian’s View of General Assembly Actions

In January 2013, the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College surveyed Virginians regarding some of the important issues facing the...

Roanoke Police St Patrick’s Day DUI Saturation Patrol Is Success

But, more people need to heed the message: Don’t Drive Drunk in Roanoke On St. Patrick's Day weekend, the Roanoke Police Department, with the...

Sheriff Octavia Johnson To Seek Third Term

Inclement weather did not put a damper on Sheriff Octavia Johnson’s announcement that she will seek a third term to the Constitutional Office of...