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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...

Professional Organizer Fulfills a Mission

by Mary Campagna For Carol Jensen, 62, divorce was really a new beginning. She had followed her ex-husband around the country while he pursued...

Health Is Not The Absence of Disease or Infirmity

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. - World Health...

North Cross Recognizes Graduates At 49th Commencement

North Cross School held its 49th Commencement Ceremony on Sat., June 2. The outdoor ceremony was held in the school’s courtyard with a...

Students Designed Amphitheater Giving New Life to Clifton Forge

by Sue Steeves The middle of downtown Clifton Forge once was dominated by an old industrial building that most recently was used as a...

A Twenty One Gun Salute

by Valerie Garner As in years past, Lee Plaza was the site of Roanoke's Memorial Day Service. Monday 100 veterans, family members and friends...

Cuccinelli Hosts Gang Busting Seminar

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office hosted a day of gang training in Roanoke last week to teach members of law enforcement, prosecutors, and...