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City of Roanoke
Published September 23City Launches Noke Community Corner E-Newsletter
The newsletter is sent by email and posted onto the City’s website.
Cardinal News
Published September 23Washington County supervisors approve holding April special election for 1% sales tax vote
The referendum would let voters decide whether an extra tax would be levied for school construction projects.
Cardinal News
Published September 23Hashmi goes back to the classroom to talk about some important books
The lieutenant governor, a former literature professor, has created a lecture tour on the intersection of literature and politics.
Cardinal News
Published September 23Psychedelics as treatment for cocaine addiction? A Roanoke doctor won a federal grant to study the possibilities.
There has been a growing interest in studying psilocybin as a way to approach a number of health issues, including Lyme disease and PTSD.
Cardinal News
Published September 23State to increase funding caps for work on bridges and retaining walls under proposed changes to flood relief program
The current spending limits have been a barrier to more Southwest Virginia residents getting help to rebuild.
Cardinal News
Published September 23Federal grant will help Mount Rogers Community Services expand access to suicide prevention training
The three-year award will help the agency teach hundreds more people to recognize warning signs and connect people to behavioral health services.
Cardinal News
Published September 23State program to boost Virginia’s nursing workforce relaunches with $4.8 million to award
High schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, and healthcare providers can apply for funding to support nursing education and retention, with an emphasis on rural areas.
Cardinal News
Published September 23New schizophrenia treatments, AI in mental health among topics at inaugural symposium in Roanoke
The two-day gathering on precision therapeutics will be held at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC.
City of Roanoke
Published September 22DMV Select Services Paused Oct. 1-7, 2026
Treasurer’s Office prioritizing real estate tax payments during this time.
Cardinal News
Published September 22Wood Haven project in Roanoke County confirmed as potential data center, will use Spring Hollow water
More specific details continue to be negotiated for technology park site.
Cardinal News
Published September 22Virginia sought search warrants in Florida in the Natural Bridge Zoo case involving Asha the elephant; an unidentified prosecutor said no
A Florida document says a prosecutor there found the Virginia request "insufficient" but does not elaborate. No one is saying, either, although it's unusual for one state not to recognize another state's warrants.
Cardinal News
Published September 22Readers had questions about this year’s ballot. Here are some answers.
We asked readers what they wanted to know. Most of these inquiries are about the three proposed constitutional amendments Virginians are voting on.