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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...

Oh To Be Greek for a Day

Thousands ventured out to the Greek Orthodox Church on Williamson Road this past weekend to sample the food, music and ambience of Greece- especially...

100’s Take Up The Challenge At 17th Annual Mud Run

The 17th annual Marine Corp Mud Run was held Saturday at Greenhill Park in Roanoke County. Over nineteen hundred participants ran the three mile course that finished...

Ballots, Presidential Challenges Dominate State News

It’s been a gem of a week for Virginia news junkies in possibly the most hyper-political few days yet leading up to the Nov. 6...

Tech Corps of Cadets Homecoming to Feature Two Historical Flyovers

Annually the largest alumni reunion event on campus, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumni are returning to campus to celebrate the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets...

Roanoke County Holds 9/11 Honor & Remembrance Ceremony

Roanoke County held a September 11th honor and remembrance ceremony at the Roanoke County Forearms Training Facility.  As part of the ceremony, Roanoke County...

Roanoke Co. Parks, Recreation and Tourism Volunteer Honored

Fred Corbett presented with the VRPS Distinguished Volunteer Service Award The Virginia Recreation and Park Society (VRPS) this week presented the Distinguished Volunteer Service Award...