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DCR Issues Reminder Warning for Low Head Dams

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is supporting April Low-Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month to encourage Virginians to protect themselves from the dangers associated with these structures. A...

Sens. Kaine / Warner Vote To Keep Flying Illegal Aliens Into US Cities

More evidence of governmental dysfunction was displayed March 21-23. Despite the US National Debt at over...

VA Free Clinics Await First Funding Increase in Years

The network of Virginia free clinics may receive its largest funding increase since 2016 to...

Bad News: Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Again

You’ve probably seen the beautiful white flowers of Callery pear trees, more commonly known as...

Youngkin Acts on 67 Bills / Vetoes 30 That Would Punish Law-Abiding Gun Owners

Amends 6 Bills and Signs 4 Bills Making It Harder for Criminals to Use Guns Governor...

Co-op Nears Proposal Deadline for Heritage Point

Visionaries and businesses encouraged to apply by mid-November The deadline is nearing for Roanoke Natural Food Co-op’s Request for Proposal regarding the future use of...

Virginian Railway Station To Host Grand Opening

More than fifteen years after it was nearly destroyed by fire, the restoration of the Virginian Railway Station is now complete. The Roanoke Chapter...

November is Oyster Month in Virginia

~ Virginia is the Oyster Capital, Largest Seafood Producer on East Coast ~ November is now Virginia Oyster Month in the Commonwealth. The month of...

Rail Yard Dawgs Winning Games, Hearts and Minds

The first professional hockey team to call the valley home in the past decade made its debut in late October before more than 6000...

New Book “Chases the Powhatan Arrow” Through Roanoke and Beyond

The Pocahontas Press has announced the release of author Michael Abraham’s new book, Chasing the Powhatan Arrow, A Travelogue in Economic Geography. The book chronicles...

2016 VA Business Leaders Poll Shows Cautious Optimism

The Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR) conducted its first Virginia Business Leaders Poll in which 310 CEOs of Virginia companies...