back to top

News

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...

New Name, New Website … Old Intentions

Hopefully, it was hard for you to miss the new banner above that debuts today in this our 233rd edition of . ....

Roanoke City Farmer’s Market Goes Uptown In June

by Gene Marrano Downtown Roanoke Inc., which manages the Historic Farmer’s Market for the City of Roanoke, is taking its fruits, vegetables, meats and...

New School of Nursing Opens in Salem

by Valerie Garner After delivering the keynote address to the Roanoke Bar Association for Law Day last week, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli participated in...

Fourth Annual Mayor’s Bike Ride Celebrates Bike Month

by Valerie Garner There was some trepidation Saturday morning as light rain fell and cyclists began to gather at the Bennington Park parking lot...

43rd Annual Strawberry Festival

Elmwood Park was the setting last weekend as the Community School held their annual fundraiser, the Strawberry Festival.  As in years past, the...

Championship Chili Cook-Off Serves It Up Hot & Spicy

Nothing can stop the roar of the Harley Davidson motorcycles to start the annual Virginia chili cook-off.  Every time the engines rev, more...