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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...

Housekeeper Brightens Hearts at LewisGale

by Mary Campagna For the past seven years, a small blond woman has walked the halls of the 6 East Oncology Unit at Lewis...

New Bethany Hall Director Hopes for Program Visibility

by Gene Marrano Denise Yopp has been the executive director at Bethany Hall, a long-term residential recovery program for women battling substance abuse, for the...

Cuccinelli Plans Run For Governor

by Valerie Garner “The Attorney General has said both publicly and privately, he’s going to seek re-election to the office of attorney general,” said...

Local Soldier Receives Bronze Star For Service In Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Daniel Shepard Garrett (‘Shep’) – a 1998 graduate of Staunton River High School – has been awarded the fourth-highest combat award...

The “Bisque-It” Bounces To SW County

by Aaron Layman “Look at this!” says Glazed Bisque-It owner Pam Berberich, holding up a long plate with a detailed picture of challah bread...

Research Says Experienced Doctors Are Poorest Learners

When seeking a physician, you should look for one with experience. Right? Maybe not. Research on physicians’ decision-making processes has revealed that those...