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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...

Carilion Launches New wellness Initiative To Encourage Stairwell Usage

At a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Carilion Clinic launched "Stairwellness" ­ a wellness initiative to encourage employees and visitors at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital...

Virginians Favor Firearms Regulations But Doubt Effectiveness

Virginians favor many regulations while they think that better enforcement of existing laws is more likely to prevent gun violence. And, they do not...

Tech Arts-Technology Institute Works With County Students to Create Exhibits

The Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology at Virginia Tech is working with Roanoke County middle school students to create engaging museum experiences that showcase ideas...

Director Details Challenges Ahead for Mill Mt. Zoo

Executive Director Ray-Eric Correia – call him Ray – wants you to come out to Mill Mountain Zoo, high on the hill in...

Robert E. Lee Honored at Downtown Plaza

A day before many observed the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., including a holiday for some, other Roanokers gathered downtown to pay...

Paramedic Trainee Delivers In The Clutch

Cary Strosnider, a student in the paramedic program at National College's Roanoke Valley Campus, recently had an opportunity to practice his emergency medical training in...