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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...

Roanoke’s Big Parade

From politicians to “parrot-heads” to pipers, the annual McDonald’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Roanoke – which was longer than ever –...

Huff Lane Property Sale Approved By City Council

by Valerie Garner Roanoke City Council voted unanimously to sell the 5.3-acre Huff Lane Elementary School property adjacent to Valley View Boulevard to NDRA...

Roanoke Environmental Group Hands Out “Cool” Awards

by Gene Marrano The Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition, which promotes alternative energy technologies and greener ways that can reduce carbon footprints – thus...

Cuccinelli Says EPA Regulations Generate Diminishing Return on Investment

by Valerie Garner Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli isn’t campaigning for the Republican nomination for Virginia’s governor in 2013 - at least not yet. He...

Medellin, City of Eternal Spring

by John Robinson You can't beat street food, and this place is no exception. I love the  almojabanos, which are rolls with warm, gooey...

First “Cash Mob” Descends on Roanoke Store

by Beverly Amsler A mob of people crowded into Appalachia Press in downtown Roanoke earlier this month, and they were there to shop.  The...