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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 the role of the Greenway Coordinator, which assists localities with the planning, expansion, and...

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...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Edwards Pledges To Keep Up Good Fight

by Gene Marrano John Edwards was returned to the Virginia State Senate on Tuesday with a solid win over Republican challenger Dave Nutter. The...

Status Quo Holds In County Races

by Gene Marrano Butch Church summed it up this way after beating back a strong challenge from two contenders: “I feel pretty good right...

Church Highlights “Bold Steps” In State Of The County Address

by Gene Marrano Hopefully it wasn’t an omen: as he began to give the State of the County address last week at the Green...

Downtown Residents Respond To Survey – More Units Needed

by Valerie Garner Now that property eligible for state tax credits has dried up, Ed Walker has ended his downtown development efforts and the...

City of Roanoke Debuts World’s First Electricity-Generating Rumble Strip

The City of Roanoke and New Energy Technologies, Inc have successfully debuted the Company's latest MotionPower-Express system, the world's first-of-its-kind rumble strip, capable...

Inaugural Tails & Trails 5K Run Gets “Paws Up”

The first annual Big Lick Vet “Tails & Trails K9 5K Run” was held last Saturday at North Cross School on their cross...