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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...

Property Assessments Fall For First Time

by Valerie Garner Director of Finance Ann Shawver said it could have been worse. “Unfortunately we have one of the more disappointing reports this...

New Crime Fighting Tool Takes to Skies

by Beverly Amsler A two-seat 500 pound forest green Dream Machine is the latest pride and joy of the Virginia Tech Police Department.  Officer...

Moving Day Arrives for Virginia Trane

by Valerie Garner On a tour of the freshly completed Trane building Tuesday, Virginia District Manager David Pierson was busy with last minute details....

Board Revisits Voting Precinct Reduction

by Valerie Garner In September 2011 Electoral Board member Melvin Williams presented a plan to combine six Roanoke City voting precincts. At the time,...

Roanoke County Starts New Year With New Library

Roanoke County opened its first headquarters library in almost 40 years on Wednesday with a brief dedication ceremony. The “South County,” as the...

Science Museum Director Sees Tech Partnership as “Wave of the Future”

by Melvin E. Matthews, Jr. As Jim Rollings, the new executive director of the Science Museum of Western Virginia explains it, the museum needed to...
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