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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

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,...

Amazon Loophole Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee

Legislation to close the ‘Amazon loophole’ in Virginia unanimously passed the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.  Senate Bill 597, sponsored by Senator Frank...

Bayla Sussman’s Very Chocolate-Flavored World

It’s around 1 in the afternoon and a gentleman from Botetourt County has just stepped into Baylee’s Best Chocolates, located in southwest Roanoke...

A Little Ice Anyone?

So far the winter of 2011-12 has been a bust for ice and snow lovers. Ski resorts in the mid-Atlantic states are singing...