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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 the role of the Greenway Coordinator, which assists localities with the planning, expansion, and...

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...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Virginia Agricultural Damage From Hurricane Helene Tops $159 Million

Almost a month after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, Virginia Cooperative Extension agents have placed the total price tag of agricultural damage at...

Youngkin Announces $3.9 Million in Grant Funds to Protect Civil War Battlefields 

The grants will help protect over 620 acres of battlefield lands across Virginia  Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that more than $3.9 million in grant...

VA Tech Fights AI With AI to Protect Agriculture Water Systems

Large language models might not produce better writing than humans. AI systems might not create movies on par with a filmmaker’s work. But they’re...

Virginia Fair Elections Coalition Supports Removal of Ineligible Voters

Following the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent lawsuit challenging the removal of noncitizens from Virginia’s registered voter list, the Virginia Fair Elections Coalition (VFE)...

Virginia’s Fall Housing Market Starts With Climbing Prices / More Pending Sales

More home buyers entered the market in September as mortgage rates dipped According to the September 2024 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, there...

Researchers Seek To Use Invasive Lantern Fly To Kill Not So Heavenly “Tree-of-Heaven”

The tree-of-heaven is not so heavenly. The devilishly invasive plant from Asia grows quickly in natural areas and backyards, taking over habitats intended for native...