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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...

Mentoring Program Shows The Way For Youngsters

by Gene Marrano Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Virginia, which covers the Roanoke and New River Valleys, is part of a century-old organization...

New Read Mountain Trail Provides Round Trip For Hikers

by Gene Marrano There are now more than six miles of walking trails at Roanoke County’s Read Mountain Preserve on the Roanoke County/Botetourt County...

New Water Meters Can Tell If Leaks Are Present

by Valerie Garner High technology is coming to Roanoke City and county homes and businesses. Electronic water meters will talk but hopefully not to...

Rwanda Coffee Farming Program Highlights Land Trust Dinner

The Western Virginia Land Trust will present "Rwanda: Coffee Farming Heals" at its annual potluck dinner on Sunday, March 11 from 5-7 pm...

Virginia Tech Treasures

A selection of items from Special Collections of the Virginia Tech Libraries will be available for viewing during open house events at the Newman...

Roanoke Receives Grants focused on Youth Drinking and Driving

by Valerie Garner Federal money is complicated, explained the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia. At the Roanoke County Administration Building Tuesday,...