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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...

Flora Talks About Courage In Last State Of The County Address

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors chairman Richard Flora, who will not run for reelection next year from the Hollins District, used his final State...

Carilion and Panera Continue to Support Fight Against Cancer

Carilion Clinic was presented with a check for $16,000 from Panera Bread to provide much needed screenings for women in the area through the...

Tiny House Travels Far to Be Presented as Part of Thesis

Travelling from southwest Virginia up I-81 recently, Sarah McNair gave a literal nod to the Tiny House movement. She was hauling her nearly completed...

A Well Placed Salute

The Navy men's lacrosse team flew back to BWI airport after playing Notre Dame in a fall lacrosse game on Saturday. While at BWI,...

Obama Holds White House – Goodlatte and Griffith Win Big

With a margin of victory some pundits did not predict – if they saw him as a winner at all – President Barack Obama...

Every Day is Veterans Day

When people think of veterans, they often think of warriors, but Hurricane Sandy offers just the latest reminder of the significant humanitarian and...