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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...

VT Carilion Develops Cancer Viewing Technology

by Paula Byron A photograph of a polar bear in captivity, no matter how sharp the resolution, can never reveal as much about behavior...

Young Roanoke Scientists Engage in Sumo Robot Wars

by Beverly Amsler People of a certain age may remember Rock’ Em, Sock ‘Em Robots, made popular in the 1960s.  The toys looked like...

Former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld Speaks at Jefferson Center

by Valerie Garner Chris Walters, chair of the Roanoke City Republican Committee, along with the committees from Salem, Botetourt and Roanoke County jointly organized...

Festival In the Park To Be Re-envisioned

by Gene Marrano Larry Landolt said it started with CityWorks, the symposium that took place several months ago. The event, conceived by Ed and...

Redistricting Lines Uncertain, Primaries May Move to August

by Valerie Garner Brian Gottstein, communications director for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, in response to a Star-Sentinel inquiry this week said, “Ultimately, if it’s...

New Library Plan Invests In Neighborhood Branches

by Valerie Garner Say good-bye to the 30,000 square foot “super branch” and say hello to your new and improved neighborhood library branch. The...