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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...

Carilion Clinic Adds Third Helicopter – Changes Location of Roanoke Unit

Carilion Clinic will add a third helicopter to its fleet of medical aircraft serving southwest and central Virginia and sections of West Virginia...

DAR Community Service Award Presented

The 2011-2012 Community Service Award was presented to Virginia “Ginny” Jarrett at the February 3rd meeting of the Colonel William Preston Chapter, NSDAR...

Teens Flock to Young Life Tournament

How do you get over 300 teenagers to sit quietly? Teach them a little bit about the love of God in Jesus and...

Goodlatte Announces Academy Nominations

Congressman Bob Goodlatte has nominated the following students to a military academy for the class entering the fall of 2012. Stanton Coman, son of...

A Taste Of The Middle East And Other Delights On Williamson Road

by Gene Marrano The first thing one might notice about the menu at Jerusalem Restaurant (4818 Williamson Road, near the corner with Hershberger) is...

Virginia Tech Organizes Export Trade Conference To Be Held In March

by Lois Caliri Virginia’s agricultural export opportunities and challenges will be a focal point for discussion during the 2012 Governor's Conference on Agricultural Trade,...