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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...

A Sea of Patriotism-Preparing for Our Heroes

by Bill Turner Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1264, along with members of the Patrick Henry ROTC helped remember our veterans by planting flags...

Stakes Are High in Upcoming Elections

by Valerie Garner As the final days of local elections play themselves out culminating on Election Day Tuesday November 8th, it is clear that...

Wanted: Musicians!

One of the things that make the Rescue Mission’s Drumstick Dash unique is the variety of musicians who are stationed on every corner...

Commission Recognizes “Greenway Growers”

by Gene Marrano The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission held its annual picnic last Sunday, recognizing the volunteer groups that are helping to shape and...

Festival of Ideas Captures Imagination of Many at (X)Po

by Gene Marrano Put a bunch of very creative people in one room for three days, with wildly diverse backgrounds, from all over the...

Knights Stun #1 Christiansburg With 26-21 Emotion-filled Win

by Bill Turner  Don't underestimate emotion. Playing without their injured starting quarterback and only two days after sending fellow-student Kendall Bayne off to Duke Medical...