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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...

Lucas Falls Just Short in Mayoral Challenge

by Valerie Garner Everyone felt it was going to be a close race as supporters of Mark Lucas gathered at The Quarter on Salem...

Roanoke Republican Women Earn Gold Award

by Carla Bream The Virginia Federation of Republican Women (VFRW) held their 59th annual convention in Williamsburg last weekend.  Members of the Roanoke Valley...

Marines Hike the Appalachian Trail in Support of Veterans

by Valerie Garner Warrior Hike is a non-profit fundraising effort whose mission is to help wounded veterans. Marine Captains Mark Silvers 26, of Danville...

Blue Ridge Marathon Tests Runner’s Endurance

by Gene Marrano Blue Ridge Marathon co-chair John Carlin may have had it about right the night before the Blue Ridge Marathon, when he...

Re-Branding Roanoke

The Roanoke Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) officially unveiled its new regional destination brand name at a news conference last week at...

Mayor’s Race Heats Up Down Home Stretch

by Valerie Garner Monday was cold and windy but the gloves came off as Democrats For City Council rallied around incumbent Mayor David Bowers....