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FRED FIRST: No Peace With The Winds of Winter

This post revisits a post from 2011 (and originally from maybe 2004) where the wind was the dominant feature of our winter days. This, I might add, was a complaint...

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum To Be Open on Saturdays

The Roanoke History / O. Winston Link Museum will be open starting Saturday, January 18....

City of Roanoke Elevates Emergency Response with Cutting-Edge Technology

In the heart of Roanoke’s bustling 911 Center, a quiet revolution is reshaping how emergency...

Where 2024 Voter Turnout Was Highest And Lowest in Virginia 

 Virginia saw its lowest overall voter turnout in a presidential election since 2000, although over...

Transportation Institute Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Trucking Education Grants

Safety is not only for truck drivers, but also the drivers around them. The Virginia Tech...

DEVOTIONAL: You Were Designed For Community (4)

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow....

Are City Council Members Promoting The Sexualization Of Children in County Elementary Schools?

The interrelated issues of educational quality, safety, mental health, and the sexualization of children have been front and center lately. The issue made Virginia...

Roanoke College Receives Funding to Plan Lab School With Salem High School

The Lab School Planning Grant from the Virginia Department of Education will allow Roanoke to partner with Salem City Schools to design a dual-enrollment...

VTC School of Medicine Alumni Demonstrate Worldwide Reach of ‘Ut Prosim’

Joanna Kam and Robert Summey, married physicians who are alumni from the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM), recently left their home and medical practices...

VA Tech / WVU Researchers Use Autonomous Technologies to Make Mines Safer

How do you use drones and robots to make underground mining less risky for workers? Virginia Tech researcher Richard Bishop and his West Virginia University collaborators are working to...

New Mural at Credit Union Headquarters Is Nod To Roanoke’s Love of The Outdoors

Freedom First Credit Union commissioned artist James Bullough to paint a new mural on the exterior of the downtown Roanoke headquarters building, located across...