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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...

Romney Opens Lead Over Obama / Kaine Trails Allen in Potential Senate Race

Likely Republican nominee Mitt Romney has opened a six-point lead (46%-40%) over President Barack Obama in Virginia, according to The Roanoke College Poll....

Former Candidate Kept An Eye On Several Bills This Past Session

by Gene Marrano Freeda Cathcart spent part of the late winter and early spring in Richmond, making her position known on several bills that...

Cuccinelli Speaks to the Issues

by Valerie Garner Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli first saw the printed copy of the Center for Public Integrity corruption report that gave Virginia...

Democratic Challenger In The 6th Congressional District Holds Town Hall

by Valerie Garner Andy Schmookler is officially the 6th district nominee of the Democratic Party. He will run against either the entrenched incumbent Republican...

Happy Birthday VMT

by Valerie Garner Virginia Museum Of Transportation Receives Two Big Gifts The gift of two steam engines from Roanoke City with the support of Norfolk...

Griffith Kicks Off Reelection Campaign

by Valerie Garner Lake Spring Park is 9th district Republican Congressman Morgan Griffith’s favorite place. “This is where I started working,” he said. With...