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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...

Restored Alter Presented to Catholic Historical Museum of the Roanoke Valley

A magnificent altar was donated by St. Elias to the Catholic Historical Museum of the Roanoke Valley and it now graces the many...

Area Golfers Raise Funds for Cancer Patients

A group of friends looking for a way to help cancer patients ended up raising ,000 with their first annual "Swinging for a...

Contestants Will Serve as Mission Hosts During Miss Virginia Week

Twenty six Miss Virginia Preteen Contestants will be in The Rescue Mission  clinic holding the first “Teeth and Tiaras” event.  The girls will...

River and Rail Restaurant Offers Southern Cuisine

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. Originally from North Carolina, Aaron Deal, the executive chef for the River and Rail Restaurant, which recently opened its doors,...

Blue Ridge Bluegrass is Back

The concert season has returned to The Blue Ridge Music Center and will begin with this week’s annual Friday night concert that is...

Grace Run Honors Fallen PH Alum

by Gene Marrano Now in its 7th year, the annual Run with Grace 5K drew more than 150 runners and walkers to Patrick Henry...