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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...

Eminent Domain Amendment to Go Before Voters

by Valerie Garner The eminent domain amendment that will go before voters in November is a hot button issue for the Virginia Municipal League...

Roanoke Protestors Decry New Health Care Mandates

by Gene Marrano More than 100 protests were planned across the United States last Friday, gatherings characterized as rallies for religious freedom. “The rally...

Roanoke Neighborhood Services Coordinator Seeks to Make A Difference

byMelvin E. Matthews, Jr. The difference between working in the private and public sectors says Bob Clement, Neighborhood Services Coordinator for the Office of...

Community School Celebrates 40th Anniversary and 2012 Hero Award

by Carol Kirtley Exhibiting its firm commitment to the community for the past 40 years, Community School students selected the recipient and presented the...

Roanoker’s Childhood Memoir Published

byGail Lambert The publication of Bridgewater Stories - A Childhood Memoir by Wilma Casey Warren was celebrated at a reception honoring the new author...

Cotton Hill – 221 Renovations Could Include Bike Paths / Greenways

Residents who live off busy Cotton Hill Road in southwest Roanoke County got a glimpse of a plan that could make their lives...