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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...

Medicare Scammers Targeting Virginians

- Callers claim to be insurers or from the government and threaten to terminate coverage - Virginians are warned to protect their personal identity...

Report Says Virginia Doesn’t Prepare Its Teachers for Classroom

If state leaders like Gov. Bob McDonnell want to start grading schools, perhaps they should first take a look at the state’s teacher training standards. The Old Dominion scored...

Roanoke Dentist Office First in World With Passivhaus Technology

A trio of Roanoke dentists today hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to show off the first dentist office in the world built with "Passivhaus," a...

Roanoke Rector Quigg Lawrence Installed As Bishop

On Monday, February 4 The Reverend Raymond Quigg Lawrence Jr. D.Min, Senior Pastor of Church of the Holy Spirit in Roanoke, Virginia was consecrated...

It’s a Boarding Pass… On Your Phone!

Passengers flying out of the Roanoke Regional Airport on United or Delta Airlines are now able to enjoy a new convenience. When checking...

Foundation Funds Service Dog for Autism Center

Saint Francis Service Dogs has placed a facility dog at the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center (BRAAC).  The dog, a black Labrador retriever...