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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

Upward Bound Not Funded by Government

by Valerie Garner Roanoke College recently was notified by the U.S. Department of Education that their grant for the Upward Bound program has not...

“Derecho” Slams Valley

by Gene Marrano Freak Storm System Takes Several States and Southwest Virginia By Surprise They call it “Derecho,” a term now seared into the minds...

Market Square May Get Whole New Look

by Valerie Garner The main portion of Market Square has been dubbed “Roanoke’s Living Room” and has functioned as such since Roanoke’s existence. “The...

Roanoke Named A 2012 All-America City

Roanoke was named an All-America City by the National Civic League this week based on its ambitious plan to ensure that more children...

Wind, Heat Keep Numbers Down But It was Still Motor Madness

by Gene Marrano Scorching hot temperatures and a freak windstorm that knocked out power to thousands of homes locally may have kept some of...

Market Canopies Slated For Dramatic Replacement

by Valerie Garner Replacing market vendor canopies every five years has become an increasing and expensive burden. “The canvas awnings are not really a...