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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...

Legislative Breakfast Mood Mirrors Richmond

by Valerie Garner The tension in Richmond for the most part did not openly carry over to Friday’s 2012 legislative breakfast,  though one could...

Agility Dogs Put Best Paw Forward In Yearly Show

by Beverly Amsler Dogs dodged raindrops as they jumped through hoops, ran through tunnels, and weaved through polls on their way to the finish...

JCHS, VWCC Join Forces On Health Care Curriculum

by Gene Marrano Jefferson College of Health Sciences and Virginia Western Community College continue to strengthen ties between the two institutions. The most recent...

Scrabble Tournament Raises $10,000 for Blue Ridge Literacy

by Beverly Amsler The seventh annual Blue Ridge Literacy Scrabble Tournament brought more than 225 players to the Jefferson Center’s Fitzpatrick Hall.  Literacy Executive...

Patrick Henry Dedicates New Baseball Facility

by Bill Turner Patrick Henry High School dedicated its new baseball facility last Friday afternoon prior to the Patriots matchup with Salem. State Senator John...

Roanoke Valley Likely to be Designated Transportation Management Area

The U.S. Census Bureau has announced that the population of the Roanoke Valley Urbanized Area is now 210,111, and includes part of Montgomery...