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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...

Fulbright Winner To Explore Culture in India

by Jean Elliott Nicole Faut admits to being raised in a dark, colorless world. She watched her mother nurse her baby sister while high...

Roanokers Run For Others

Mannathon Raises Money And Awareness For Ministry by Gene Marrano The Manna Ministries Food Bank in Vinton is $20,000 better off, after that amount and...

“Knock Off” Drugs Becoming More Widespread in Southwest Virginia

by Beverly Amsler Summer is around the corner and law enforcement officials and representatives of other prevention groups from around the Roanoke Valley gathered...

Sudanese Women In Roanoke Get Unexpected Help Online

by Sookhan Ho Women in Roanoke’s Sudanese refugee community will soon have their own website to sell their handmade goods, thanks to a team...

Creative Builders Gather at Indoor Robot Parade

by Beverly Amsler Several children and their parents put their model building skills together and built a robot during the annual Indoor Robot Parade...

Foundation Awards $33,000 to Combat Substance Abuse in Roanoke

Carilion Clinic's Project "Back on Track" program is receiving a major boost, thanks to a ,000 grant from Foundation for Roanoke Valley. The grant...