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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...

“Emergency” at JCHS Prepares Students For Real Life

by Gene Marrano There’s mass mayhem at the Jefferson College of Health Sciences as a major tornado has struck downtown Roanoke. Lots of trauma,...

Patrick Henry Orchestra Performs at Carnegie Hall

by Beverly Amsler The old joke says, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.” And that’s just what members of the...

Retooled Art Venture Vows To Be More Connected

by Gene Marrano It didn’t quite work the first time so Art Venture, the first floor, hands-on space for youngsters at the Taubman Museum...

Northside Stays Perfect With 4-2 Win Over Cave Spring

by Bill Turner Northside took advantage of three walks, an error and misplayed rundown to score a pair of runs in the top of...

Roanoke City Revenues Trending Up

by Valerie Garner Roanoke City finances are looking up this year though it has not yet equaled its peak performance which came in fiscal...

Colonel Robert Craig Remembered

by Valerie Garner Marine Colonel Robert Craig passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012. He is survived by two sons Michael and Richard. He was...