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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...

Survey Reveals Economic Issues Driving VA Voters Age 50+ In 2012 Elections

Across party lines, voters want more information on candidates’ plans to strengthen Social Security and Medicare In the coming November elections, a key group...

Area First Responders Train for Worst Case Scenario

The story could have been ripped from recent national news headlines: Shots Fired On College Campus; 50 victims - several dead; police and...

Griffith Allows Time For Politics at “Greater Griffith Open”

The coveted plastic golf clubs were the grand prize at the Greater Griffith Open Thursday at Putt Putt on Peters Creek Road. Water squirt...

Habeeb Takes Time to Weigh In on Issues

Delegate Greg Habeeb has not made up his mind on whether the ban on uranium mining in Virginia should be lifted to allow for...

Taste of Culture Puts Local Jewish Community in the Spotlight

Local Colors kicked off its Taste of Culture lunchtime program at its new location on Wall Street besides the City Market building last month...

“A Lawn to Dye for” Helps Homeowners Create Own Signature Lawn

Imagine going home to a lush, environmentally friendly lawn that resembles the pristine Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech, home of the university's golf...