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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...

Debate Continues on Uranium Mining Proposed Only 50 Miles From Roanoke

Mine Operations Would be Only Just 12 Miles From Smith Mountain Lake  Virginia’s moratorium on uranium mining and whether or not it should be lifted was...

Roanoker Striving to Start New “Jail Dog” Program

  Roanoke Valley resident Rachel Burger would like to see more dogs released from area animal shelters, trained, and adopted to loving families. Burger who...

Animal Control Center Operations Being Investigated

UPDATE: at 4:33 PM on Thursday July 26th the SPCA made the following announcement: Today, the Roanoke Valley SPCA (RVSPCA) Board of Directors announced...

Supervisors Weigh Future Of Prayer At Public Meetings

By Gene Marrano Facing the possibility of defending a costly lawsuit if it does not end the practice of starting public meetings with a sectarian...

Roanoke County Names New Police Chief

Howard B. Hall selected to lead the Roanoke County Police Department At a morning press conference in the Roanoke County Public Safety Center on...

It’s Always “Ssunny” In Roanoke For Hotelier

When he first came to America in 1990, Ssunny Shah (yes, he spells his first name with two S’s) had only $400 in his...