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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...

Virginia Tech Innovation Campus’ First Building Nears Completion

The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus’ first building focuses on sustainability, emphasizes health and wellness, and creates spaces that foster a sense of community — all designed...

VTC Medical School’s White Coat Ceremony Immerses Students in Tradition

Since the school’s inception, first-year students at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine have quickly been initiated into the field of medicine, learning...

The Blue Catfish: Wanted Breaded or Fried

Welcome to the Chesapeake Bay, a vital ecosystem teeming with life, sustaining a vibrant coastal community and seafood industry that enriches the region's history, culture, and...

It’s Back-to-School Time But For Youngest Learners System Not Always Working

As children go back to school this month, families of the youngest learners still struggle with the costs of our patchwork, mostly-privatized childcare and...

4 SW Virginia Projects to Receive Abandoned Mine Land Revitalization Grants 

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith have announced four economic development projects selected for Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization (AMLER) grant approval. The...

Fralin Scientist at Forefront in Use of Focused Ultrasound To Treat Pediatric Brain Cancers

Fewer than 1 percent of children diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma (DMG), a rare pediatric brain cancer, are still alive within five years. About 300 children annually are diagnosed with diffuse...