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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...

Land Trust Hosts Interactive Field Trip for Students

When most of us hear the word “classroom,” we envision a room with four walls, a blackboard, and desks neatly tucked into rows. This...

“GoFest” Exposes Attendees To All Things Outdoors

On a brilliant, sun-splashed weekend thousands came out for the second annual Go Outside Festival at River’s Edge last weekend, the GoFest for short. ...

Continuing Contracts For VA Teachers Fuel New ‘Tenure’ Battle

Teachers unions say Virginia has a rigorous performance-evaluation regimen, but statistics indicate that contracts for instructors are virtually automatic, even in low-achieving school districts. A Watchdog.org survey...

(X)Po Talks Vision, High-Tech And Consensus

For a second straight year, developer Ed Walker and his CityWorks philanthropical organization brought together several dozen movers and shakers – people with big...

S & W Market To Hold Grand Opening Downtown

S & W Market at 16 West Marketplace, in downtown Roanoke, will hold its grand opening on Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to...

Livable Roanoke Valley Gathers Input on Action Plan

The effort is called “Livable Roanoke Valley,” the latest initiative designed to gather and collate opinions on what people in the Roanoke Valley want...