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Govenor’s “Children’s Cabinet” Gets Eye-opener at Fallon Park
Members of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s appointed “Children’s Cabinet” were in town recently to tour Fallon Park Elementary School. The southeast Roanoke City public school has its challenges, as outlined...
Old Macdonald Had A Farm—And A Tourist Destination, And A Side Business
A report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture this fall provides a detailed...
Virginia State Parks To Celebrate The New Year With “First Day Hikes “
Virginia State Parks, managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, will offer special...
Regency Room Restoration Coming
Roanoke’s longest standing fine-dining establishment gets a facelift
To mark the 75th anniversary of the...
GE Partners With Virginia Tech To Improve Wind Energy Efficiency
A new method of manufacturing wind turbine blades, used in the capturing of energy that...
VT Carilion Students Enter Clinical Rotations for First Time
by Beverly Amsler
Five doctors-to-be toured the Internal Medicine Department at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital earlier this week. They looked like any other doctor...
Student Researchers Take A Walk On The ‘Wild’ Side
by Lindsay Kay
What do Florida bog frogs, Loggerhead shrike, and red-backed salamanders have in common? This summer, the species are being studied by...
“Eat for Education” Ends On Tasty Note
Eating has been good for education.
The two-year, 2 percent increase in the City of Roanoke’s meals tax came to a close on Saturday...
Romney Calls on Roanoke
by Valerie Garner
Romney Brings Message of Free Enterprise / Less Goverment
There was little advance notice but tickets to see Republican presidential candidate Mitt...
Historic Rain Teaches Concrete Lesson
by Tom Horton
You’ll read in various accounts that Tropical Storm Agnes, the great and hurtful deluge that struck Chesapeake Bay 40 years ago...
Happy Birthday VMT
by Valerie GarnerVirginia Museum Of Transportation Receives Two Big Gifts
The gift of two steam engines from Roanoke City with the support of Norfolk...