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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...

Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe Tours VWCC

The Democratic candidate and former DNC chair Terry McAuliffe listened intently and took notes as he toured the Technology Department in Webber Hall at...

Board Chairman Mike Altizer Endorses Jason Peters as Replacement

Saturday at the Vinton War Memorial Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Chairman Mike Altizer announced he would not seek another term representing the Vinton...

Students Benefit From Volunteer Efforts With Roanoke Refugees

Every Wednesday evening, a dozen Virginia Tech students from a variety of majors come together with one common interest. They pile into cars and...

VT Carilion Celebrates The Amazing Human Mind with “Brain School”

Imagine a portable supercomputer that requires only the wattage of a dim light bulb to run and yet can decode ancient languages, invent...

Christley to Run for County Supervisor

RoxAnne Christley has decided to throw her hat into the ring to run for the Windsor Hills seat on the Roanoke County Board of...

Best in Show

The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke went to the dogs, cats, and all creatures great and small Friday night for the eighth...