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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...

Democrats Hold City

by Gene Marrano In the end Republican challenger Mark Lucas made it interesting, but he couldn’t overcome the Democratic stronghold that is Roanoke City....

George Allen Plays it Safe in Republican Primary Debate

by Valerie Garner Former governor and U.S. senator George Allen had the most to lose with a gaff at Saturday’s primary debate. His challengers...

County Names Golden and Red Apple Award Winners

Students in Chip Donahue’s third grade science and social studies classes don’t just study about the environment, they go out into the environment...

Project Faith Serves Again

by Gene Marrano Since its inception more than a decade ago, starting out in the basement at Virginia Heights Baptist Church, Faith Christian School...

Roanoke City Budget Hearing Draws A Crowd

by Valerie Garner Last Thursday evening cuts to the Virginia Cooperative Extension’s Agriculture and Natural Resource component of the budget hit a nerve with...

Virginia Tech Announces 2012 Football Helmet Ratings; Two More Added to Five-Star Mark

by Lynn A. Nystrom Virginia Tech has released the results of its 2012 rating for adult football helmets that are designed to assess a...