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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 City Council Likes Idea Of Raising Their Own Pay

It was a surprise ending to a long day of briefings and budget wrangling for Roanoke City Council Monday. That and some additional thoughts...

Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Rolls Over for Passenger Rail

Mayor Bowers' fiscal cliff for Roanoke City Public Schools comes to fruition In January of this year Mayor Bowers and Vice Mayor Court Rosen...

Old/New Roanoke City Seal Wins Approval

Of the 531 who responded to the online survey 90 percent liked the old 1884 seal over Roanoke City's current 1906 version. City Council's...

“Still Standing” Offers Hope To Women In Need

Most people are familiar with the Roanoke Rescue Mission, RAM House or even the Turning Point shelter for battered women. They may not have...

Major Redesign of Virginia Tech’s Upper Quad Set to Begin

Recognizing the continuing growth of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets and its need to house more than 1,000 cadets, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors...

Ove 300 Coca-Cola Employees Offer Day of Service at Rescue Mission

Leslie Littlefield takes a deep breath as she looks at the storage racks filled with volunteer kits she has assembled. There are plastic buckets,...