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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...

VT Corps Of Cadets Homecoming To Feature C-17 Flyover

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is partnering with the 6th Airlift Squadron, part of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base...

Statewide Public Safety Memorial to Honor Roanoke Firefighters

Virginia Public Safety Foundation is requesting information on line of duty deaths from public safety organizations across Virginia The Commonwealth of Virginia is embarking...

Beyond The Fence . . .

Winners Announced in Land+Link Photo Competition The O. Winston Link Museum and Western Virginia Land Trust announced the winners of the 2011 Land+Link Photography...

Reflections on September 11: From Ground Zero

by Gene Marrano I just happened to be listening online to WNYC.org, a public radio station based in New York City, when the first...

Local Marine Gears Up for Deployment

by Cheryl Hodges With a nation readying to pause and remember 9/11 on the 10th anniversary of that world-changing attack, what better way to reflect...

Crowds Pour into City Market Building

by Valerie Garner The grand opening of the Roanoke City Market Building was a little short of vendors Saturday, but that didn’t keep the...