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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...

Food Bank Recognizes Project 360 Partners in Fight Against Hunger

The war against hunger is not over in southwestern Virginia, far from it said Pamela Irvine, the president and CEO for Feeding America Southwest...

Transportation Museum Receives $25,500 Grant For Aviation Gallery

The Virginia Museum of Transportation has received a $25,500 grant from the Foundation for Roanoke Valley from the Foundation’s Community Catalyst Funds to develop new...

West End Revitalization Project Gets Underway

Credit union, community kitchen, and garden to replace former Patterson Avenue restaurant. The former Villa Sorrento property in Mountain View is poised to begin...

Roanoke’s New Electric Parking Enforcement Vehicle Debuts

by Valerie Garner This week Roanoke City began using an all-electric parking enforcement vehicle called the “Firefly,” a three-wheeled parking enforcement vehicle built by...

Peach Festival Just Peachy

Everything was "just peachy" at the annual Peach Festival in downtownRoanokelast weekend.  It was the 27th year for the festival, held inElmwood Park.  Peach...

City Calling For All “Radical Racers”

Roanoke Parks and Recreation is inviting valley residents to participate in its first-ever "Radical Runabout Race" on Aug. 25, starting at 5:30...