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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...

Bailey Declares Candidacy for Hollins Supervisor Seat

The calendar had barely flipped to the new year when a local businessman declared his intention to run for public office.  Mike Bailey, Hollins...

Sneaky Exercise

Many people dream about becoming fit and healthy without grueling exercise. Or you think of every excuse possible to avoid going to a...

Professor Inspires Students to Actively Care for One Another

The inventions of the future aren’t necessarily made of sub-atomic particles or complex algorithms. Sometimes they are based on the simplest of premises –...

Bolling Issues Statement in Opposition To Uranium Mining

Lieutenant Governor says Virginia General Assembly should maintain the ban on uranium mining and milling in Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling has joined several local...

A Look Back at 2012 Politics in Virginia

It was an active year of pitched political battles in Virginia. Here are some of the top stories this year: January Jan. 5 Delegate Terry Kilgore...

Advancement Foundation Delivers Shoes to Needy

The Advancement Foundation fit 15 residents from the Rescue Mission with new shoes donated by the Rack Room. Volunteers from the LEAP program helped...