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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...

Interfaith Hospitality Network Going Strong After 15 Years

 The sheriff comes to evict you tomorrow. You, your spouse and the kids have nowhere to go. As you fight off the panic,...

Spectrum Sports Academy Brings New Dimensions to Athletic Training

There's a new look at the Spectrum Sports Academy on Tom Andrews Road near the Roanoke Regional Airport. A recent interior remodeling project has just...

One Hundred Years Young and Counting

Alice Lucille Kingrey is 100 years of age and looking forward to celebrating her next birthday on November 30.  She was born in 1911...

Local Organizations and Businesses Partner for the 3rd Fall E.C.O. Day

 An Electronics Clean Out and E-Cycling Event Electronics Clean Out Day, which provides area residents with an environmentally friendly and convenient recycling option, takes...

NRV AirShow To Feature Some of World’s Best Performers

Southwest Virginians will be able to step into a time machine and visit the Golden Age of Aviation and more at the NRV SkyFest...

Land+Link Photo Contest Opens

The Western Virginia Land Trust in conjunction with the O. Winston Link Museum is sponsoring the 2ndLand+Link Juried Photo Competition and Exhibition. Submissions...