back to top

News

Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

Roanoke College’s Historic Bittle Tree To Be Removed for Safety Reasons

Roanoke College is losing one of its historic icons, a tulip poplar tree thought to be more than 150 years old, that has been...

Tech Engineering Students Dominate Robotics Competition

A team of Virginia Tech College of Engineering students won first place at the April 2013 Collegiate Aerial Robotics Exhibition held in Milwaukee, Wis.,...

City Council Chambers Fills With Gardeners and Interesting Dialogue

The public hearing on the fiscal year 2013-2014 budget was akin to the movie “Groundhog Day.” A rerun of years past as most of...

Blue Ridge Marathon Took On Extra Importance This Time

The 4th Annual Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon on April 20th was a poignant event for many of those involved, coming just five days...

Roanoke Kiwanis To Host Annual Interfaith Day Of Prayer

­ The Kiwanis Club of Roanoke’s annual prayer breakfast, which takes place on the National Day of Prayer, has long been a tradition in the...

Roanoke County Celebrates 15 Years as Tree City USA

As part of the Tree City USA designation, Roanoke County celebrated Arbor Day with a ceremonial tree planting at Glen Cove Elementary School on...