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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...

Vinton Seeks Grant For Downtown Makeover

by Aaron Layman Vinton's downtown corridor has small-town charm – but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t get better. To this end the town sought...

County Science Fair Shows Off Inquisitive Young Minds

by Gene Marrano The best and brightest from Roanoke County middle and high schools – when it comes to science that is – showed...

Summit Examines How Bike Friendly Roanoke Can Become

by Gene Marrano Already designated as a bronze level bicycle-friendly community by the DC-based League of American Bicyclists, Roanoke City would like to go...

Roanoke Rescue Teams Train For “What If?”

by Gene Marrano What if an accident took place on one of those lighted towers that help guide pilots to Roanoke Regional Airport? What...

Roanoke College Poll Reveals Virginians Favor Allen / Focused on Economy

Republican George Allen has opened an eight-point lead (45%-37%) on Democrat Tim Kaine in a likely November matchup for the U.S. Senate seat...

A Brief Bow To Winter

With unusually warm temperatures all winter long, plants throughout the Roanoke Valley have been budding and even blooming recently. These bright yellow daffodils...