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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...

LewisGale Offers New Procedure for Detecting Early-Stage Lung Cancer

When it comes to detecting early-stage lung cancer, LewisGale Regional Health System offers one of the most advanced lung navigation system available in...

Roanoke Valley United Way Awards Grants to 53 Nonprofit Programs

The United Way of Roanoke Valley (UWRV) has awarded grants to 53 nonprofit programs that serve the residents of the Roanoke Valley. The goal...

Two County Destination Imagination Teams Place In Top 5 At Global Finals

Destination Imagination is an educational program in which student teams solve open-ended Challenges and present their solutions at Tournaments. Teams are tested to...

I Just Won A Car!

Heritage High School Student wins RAYSAC After Prom Car  Students from 26 area high schools gathered at Valley View Mall to try to win...

Golf Group Contemplates Lawsuit Against City

by Valerie Garner According to Scott Beasley, vice president of operations for the Florida based Meadowbrook Golf Group; “We have been screwed once again...

Tim Kaine Tells Veterans “A Promise Is A Promise”

by Valerie Garner Robin Sherwood was a yeoman in the U.S. Navy on the ground in Vietnam in 1969. The word “promise is really...