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Students Immersed in Past at Pamplin Historical Park / Museum of Civil War Soldier

When teacher Erin Gilbert and her colleagues at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County, Va., set a syllabus and planned their year, they were excited by the prospective...

Commonwealth of Virginia Adopts New NIL Law

Legislation goes into effect July 1, 2024  In an effort to position the Commonwealth and its...

VA Tech Truck Safety Outreach Program Travels Across The Country

The ability to safely navigate around semi-trucks recently took stage in Las Vegas. The Virginia Tech Transportation...

Youngkin Announces March Jobs Numbers Support Virginia’s Economic Momentum

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that according to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or...

Lawmakers Reconvene to Tackle Governor’s Changes; Set Budget Special Session Date

The General Assembly reconvened April 17 for legislators to address 116 of the governor’s bill...

Parenting Guru John Rosemond Delights Audiences

If “parenting guru” John Rosemond were a politician, he would likely be slotted in the “Maverick” category; he is a psychologist by trade...

Cave Spring Hidden Valley Sports Showdown!

Dani Duff's triple in the top of the seventh was followed by a  squeeze bunt by Winthrop-bound Courtney Gaddy as the Knights broke...

Newest Greenway Segment Offers Country Vistas

There are busy streets and residential areas nearby, but the newest section of the Roanoke River Greenway, which just opened, includes the kind...

Roanoke City School Board Appointments and Future School Restructuring

At Monday’s Roanoke city council meeting Suzanne Moore was reappointed to the Roanoke City School Board. Her term was set to expire June...

County Hosting Hi-Tech Hunt

In search of something different to do on a weekend in Roanoke … something that takes advantage of the beautiful time of year,...

Heart Ball Helps Give Life

The local chapter of the American Heart Association held the “2010 Roanoke  Heart Ball” on May 1 – one of the organizations’  biggest...