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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...

Volunteer Tree Stewards Needed For City’s Urban Forest

Roanoke Parks and Recreation is offering a Tree Steward course to train volunteers to provide tree care. The 10 week course begins on...

Cuccinelli Takes EPA To Court For Trying To Regulate Water As A Pollutant

Cuccinelli says plan is an illegal land takeover, would cost Virginia an estimated 0 million plus Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli argued in federal district...

New Bill Aims To Take Alcohol, Smokes, Strip Clubs Out Of Welfare

A bill headed for the 2013 Virginia General Assembly will place new restrictions on what welfare benefits can buy, namely alcohol, tobacco and...

GE Partners With Virginia Tech To Improve Wind Energy Efficiency

A new method of manufacturing wind turbine blades, used in the capturing of energy that produces power, is expected to enable the construction of...

City Recognizes Tinsley As 2012 Citizen of the Year

Roanoke City Council has named the Reverend Carl T. Tinsley, Sr., as the 2012 Citizen of the Year for the City of Roanoke. In...

Roanoke County Schools Deal With Sandy Hook Tragedy

A smallish elementary school, tucked away in a sleepy town, in a suburban area not known for violence. Sounds like it could be many...