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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 Catholic Holds Kindergarten “Conclave”

Kindergarten students at Roanoke Catholic School are participating in a mock conclave to learn about the process for selecting a new pope. The children, donning...

Episcopal Diocese Of Southwestern Virginia Elects Its Sixth Bishop

The search for a new bishop in the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia has concluded with the naming of the Very Rev. Mark Allen...

Cathcart To Run Again in the 17th

Defeated decisively two years ago by Republican Chris Head in the battle for the 17th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, Freeda Cathcart...

Big Parking Changes Coming Downtown

New Meters To be Tested / Bullitt Avenue Closing As the Elmwood Park renovation project moves forward, Bullitt Avenue will close permanently on March...

Roanoke’s New Old Seal

Until Monday citizens might have had trouble identifying any of the characteristics of the Roanoke City seal. "I think there is a woman in...

Roanoke County Hosts Regional Economic Summit

Roanoke County Board of Supervisor’s chairman Mike Altizer said before the summit began that he hoped “by the end of the night the localities...