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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 Museum of Transportation Celebrates Virginian Railway

One of the most unique and fascinating rail stories in America was celebrated last Saturday at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The Museum...

Emergency Responders All Fired Up

The Roanoke City Fire and Rescue Dept. staged its first ever “Fired Up for the Cure” at the Roanoke Civic Center, raising money...

Grand Home Furnishings “Goes to the Mattress” for Habitat

Families from West Virginia, Virginia and Tennessee will reap the benefits of “Grand Gestures” for Habitat for Humanity affiliates across a three-state region....

Main Library Kicks Up Heels!

The 1st Annual Square Dance with the Foghorn String Band, held last Thursday at the Downtown Roanoke Library on the Jefferson Street Patio...

Cast in Bronze?

by Beverly Amsler Well, not exactly . . . Grayson Cobb, a member of the Virginia Tech triathlon team from Richmond, is actually cast...

Multiple Renovations in County Library System Looming

by Melvin E. Matthews With a likely opening in early December 2011, the new 54,000 square-foot South Roanoke County Library on Merriman Road (across...