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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...

If You Find a Fawn, Leave it Alone

It’s that time of year again when white-tailed deer fawns are showing up in yards and hayfields and concerned citizens want to know...

Local Soap Box Derby Racers Compete for Spot in 75th Anniversary Race

by Beverly Amsler Instead of staying indoors this summer and playing video games, some kids are on the track-race track, that is-competing for a...

Protect Your Vehicle From Auto Theft With VIN Etching

by Carla Bream The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office, the Roanoke Police Department and the Virginia State Police HEAT program are co-sponsoring a free VIN...

25th Annual Salem Fair is Fast Approaching

The Salem Fair is gearing up for a Silver Anniversary celebration this July as America’s largest free gate fair turns 25-years-old. To mark...

Voting Precincts / May Elections Still on Agenda

by Valerie Garner As requested by Roanoke City Council, Electoral Board member Melvin Williams gave a status update on reducing voting precincts from the...

Long Gone Dog Receives Voter Registration Forms

When Tim Morris got his mail last week he found a pretty big surprise, a document asking his dog Mozart to register to...