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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...

Patrick Henry Consortium Team Sets Record In Worldwide Competition

The defending 2010 F1 in Schools World Championship Unitus Racing team, a collaborative effort between Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke and Southeast...

Women’s Forum Will Talk About Success Stories – and Opportunities

by Gene Marrano A milestone is about to take place in this country – sometime in the next few months women will, for the...

Tolling Of The Bell

by Valerie Garner 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony The sky was an extraordinary bright blue with a few stray fluffy clouds and bright streaks of sun slowly...

Electoral Board Proposes Combining Precincts

by Valerie Garner Dwindling poll workers, lack of available locations, cost savings and several council members’ interest spurred Roanoke City’s Electoral Board to set...

Conservation Celebration Will Honor Longtime Supporters

by Gene Marrano Longtime supporters of the outdoors, George and Louise Kegley, have put their money where their mouth is – or at least...

9/11 Postscript: “This is War”

by Gene Marrano As the cable news network has done every year since September 11.2011, last Sunday MSNBC ran their “real time” video of...