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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...

Her Best Work- For Now – For Floyd Fest Performer

If you’re among the hundreds (thousands?) of Roanokers headed up the mountain to Floyd Fest 11 this weekend co-founder Kris Hodges says you don’t want...

Carilion Uses Team Approach To get Through Power Outage

Virginia history. First, “The Derecho” blew through the valley late in the evening on June 29, knocking out power to thousands, some of whom had...

ABC Agents Educate Law Enforcement on Fake IDs

The Virginia driver’s license, with its unique hologram, is one of the country’s most secure identification documents, yet there are still individuals who try...

Obama Campaigns in Roanoke

by Valerie Garner The lines began forming by 1:00 p.m. Friday afternoon for the people holding tickets to see President Barack Obama at historic...

Trees Can Be Protected From Summer Storm Damage

by Lynn Davis Recent storms wreaked havoc upon trees across a wide swath of Virginia and other eastern states. While there is little landowners...

Gov. George Allen Hits Roanoke Streets Before Obama Visit

by Valerie Garner Republican U.S. Senate candidate George Allen made the rounds in Roanoke Thursday morning. His first stop was a tour of Lloyd...