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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...

Masons Cove Elementary Shows Off At Open House

by Gene Marrano The first thing a visitor will notice when they see the new Masons Cove Elementary School – it opened last August...

Kaine Holds Roundtable on Women’s Issues

by Valerie Garner Former Governor and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine, on Tuesday, sat with twenty women at the Starkey Road Mill Mountain...

Council Considers Work Group To Gage Appetite for November Elections

by Valerie Garner Acting City Attorney Tim Spencer, on Monday, hand delivered a letter of advice to council members detailing the steps he recommended...

DAR Good Citizen Award Goes to Northside High Student

by Gail Lambert At the Northside High School Awards Assembly on May 17, 2012, Carley Elizabeth Edwards was recognized as the recipient of the...

“Swing Fore A Cure” Golf Tournament To Feature Renowned Golf Instructor

Renowned golf instructor Hank Haney will be this year’s special guest at the fifth annual Smith Mountain Lake Swing Fore a Cure Golf...

Memorial Day Means Gardening for Many

Get out the shovel and trowels – its Memorial Day weekend annd that means gardening for many.  Spend a bit more time getting...