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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...

Committee Confirms New State Record Spotted Bass

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) State Record Fish Committee has certified a new state record, a spotted bass weighing...

River House Almost Ready

Nestled in a quiet historic Roanoke neighborhood, a long neglected building is beginning to bustle with life. Wasena’s former Ice House will soon...

Tepid Candidate Forum Reflects Lack of Issues

by Valerie Garner Incumbent Mayor David Bowers capped off his closing remarks at last week’s City Council candidate forum with a surefire winning political...

Renowned Astrophysicist to Present Lecture

by Catherine Doss Evalyn Gates, Astrophysicist, Author, and Executive Director and CEO of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will present a public lecture...

Cave Spring’s Magical Run Falls Short In 48-33 State Final Loss

by Bill Turner Cave Spring’s boys’ basketball team came up just short last Saturday afternoon, as the Knights dropped the Group AA Division 3...

“Tuna” Next Up On Waldron Stage

by Gene Marrano While the Trinkle main stage at Mill Mountain Theatre may still be dark – silenced first by financial problems and then...