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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...

Sneaky Exercise Gets Results

Many people dream about becoming fit and healthy without grueling exercise. Or you think of every excuse possible to avoid going to a...

Virginia Unveils New Curriculum to Help Teens Avoid Deadly Crashes

The most dangerous part of any teenager’s day is the time they spend behind the wheel. Parents rely on driver’s education teachers to...

United Methodist Community Outreach Program Celebrates Christmas

Children, family, and friends from the United Methodist Community Outreach Program gathered last Thursday for a Christmas celebration. The “C.O.P.” serves approximately 120...

Dickens Concludes With Snow!

The final night of the Dickens of a Christmas celebration included arts and crafts vendors occupying the previously-empty middle stalls at the City...

Penn Forest Live Nativity

The Three Wise Men make their way to Bethlehem as part of the annual live Nativity reenactment at the Penn Forest Church of...

All Dressed Up For…

The Holidays in Downtown Roanoke! The Roanoke Christmas Parade took place last Friday night as part of the 29th annual Dickens of a...