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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...

Top Ten Reasons To Select A Virginia Grown Christmas Tree This Year

Having a month dedicated to a single item is a special honor indeed. What is there about Virginia Christmas trees that merits this tribute?...

Cave Spring Upended as Comeback Falls Short in Final

Cave Spring spotted Tunstall 19 points in the first quarter, then came one play short of a dramatic comeback, as the Knights fell 19-15...

Lucian Grove – The Best Man I Ever Met

Lucian Grove was a husband, devoted father, a businessman, a philanthropist, a politician for a time, and a visionary who saw better things for...

Animal “Play Groups” Make for Better Adoptions and Health

Shelter workers and volunteers want potential adopters to have as much information as possible about their dogs (and cats) to make sure all parties...

Everybody Loves a Parade

The local Christmas holiday season kicked off in earnest last week – ahead of this weekend’s “Black Friday” or even Black Thursday, with...

7th Annual Drumstick Dash To Be Held Thanksgiving Morning

"MOVE YOUR FEET SO OTHERS CAN EAT!" Over 16,500 are expected to “move their feet so others can eat” as part of the seventh...