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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...

VT Carilion Research Helps Combat Threat to Children’s Health

If the key to winning battles is indeed knowing both your enemy and yourself, then scientists are now well on their way toward becoming...

HEALTHY LIVING: Resolve to Quit Smoking in the New Year

It’s at the top of many New Year’s resolution lists -- quitting smoking. In fact, 15 million people try to quit smoking cigarettes...

Aladdin Hosts Christmas Party for Apple Ridge Farm

The Aladdin Shrine Temple Noble’s and Daughters of ISIS hosted its 4TH annual Christmas Party for children that attended Apple Ridge Farm’s Academic Summer...

Take A Bite Out Of Your Family’s Food Bills In The New Year

If it seems like your grocery store bills are getting bigger, you’re not imagining it: food prices are on the rise, and poised...

Happy New Year – Happy Birthday!

Congratulations to Tracy Bogan of Hot Springs and her fiancé, Brad Dotson of Clifton Forge, the parents of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital’s first baby...

Old Macdonald Had A Farm—And A Tourist Destination, And A Side Business

A report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this fall provides a detailed look at the varied business models being used by...