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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...

Elmwood Park Moves Forward with Funding

by Valerie Garner In April 2011 Roanoke City Council reached consensus on another study for Elmwood Park that included the Park in its entirety...

Photographs are “Windows to the Blue Ridge and Beyond”

Images and Stories Tell State’s Appalachian History On February 20, the Virginia Historical Society (VHS) opened a new exhibition featuring twenty-three silver sulfide prints...

Beautiful Scenery, Love and Laughter In the Valley of the Rio Cauca

by John Robinson Ruben coaxes the veteran 4WD Mitsubishi van over the dirt and rock which has inundated this section of roadway; the vehicle...

Recycling Options In The Spotlight At Next Common Sense Meeting

by Gene Marrano Although it was created by former Roanoke County Democratic Party Chair Richard Evans, the “Common Sense” group, which bills itself as...

Goodlatte Applauds Passage of Energy Bill

Representative Bob Goodlatte applauded the House passage of a comprehensive energy bill which included provisions from Goodlatte’s legislation allowing for the exploration of...

East Meets West At New Art Show

by Gene Marrano Botetourt County artist Magae Hartzell has been a featured artist at The Market Gallery before, where she is part of the...