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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

Adams Makes A Second Run For Vinton Town Council

by Aaron Layman Much change has swept through Vinton in the past four years. Longtime Police Chief Herb Cooley retired, the Vinton-Roanoke County Veterans...

The Loss of Free Undirected Play in Childhood Has Big Impact

As wonderful as the cherished traditions and programmatic aspects of a camp may be, what we teach campers may not be the most...

YMCA Encourages Kids to Play and Learn at Healthy Kids Day

On Saturday, April 21, the Kirk Family YMCA is celebrating Healthy Kids Day with a FREE community event for kids and families in...

Growing The Greenways

by Gene Marrano As Roanoke’s greenway system continues to grow in bits and pieces there is help from volunteers on a regular basis, supplying...

Tim Kaine And Mark Warner Visit Medical School

by Valerie Garner Virginia’s U.S. Senator Mark Warner and former governor and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Tim Kaine took a whirlwind tour of...

Scientist Turns To Public to Help Fund Excavation

Dr. Alton Dooley, curator of paleontology at the Virginia Museum of Natural History, has spent the majority of his career excavating Virginia’s Carmel...