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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...

Hotel Roanoke Regency Room Named One of Top 100 Best Restaurants

Online reservation-booking platform OpenTable has recently named The Regency Room at The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center as one of the 100 best restaurants...

Wholesome Harvest Baking to Invest More Than $22 Million in City of Roanoke Operation

Wholesome Harvest Baking, a subsidiary of Grupo Bimbo, one of the world’s largest bakery companies, will invest $22.1 million to upgrade equipment and add...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Award A First for Virginia Tech Carilion

Oscar Alcoreza, a Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student about to complete his second year, has been awarded a highly competitive Howard Hughes...

Deschutes Brewery to Open Tasting Room in Downtown Roanoke

Deschutes Brewery has unveiled plans to create a tasting room in downtown Roanoke. The Oregon-headquartered brewery, which announced last year it will be creating...

VT Double Major and VTC Lab Tech Wants to Dedicate Life to Eradicating Cancer

When Bridget Marcinkowski was a little girl, she lost her mother to breast cancer. Ever since, Marcinkowski knew she wanted to dedicate her life...

Foundation for Roanoke Valley Awards Grant to Angels of Assisi

Foundation for Roanoke Valley has awarded a grant of $25,000 to Angels of Assisi to purchase an X-ray machine for its facility.  With the addition of...