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The Power Behind the Pump: The Twin Infrastructure Crises of the Roanoke Valley

This is so far the second-driest water year on record for the region—with rainfall tracking at 43 percent below ...
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Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 11/20 to 11/27.

A view of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital from a Greenway bridge in early November 2024. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU. Have a "recognizably Roanoke" photo for Happenings? Email us at ...
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Roanoke Schools Floated Shuttering New Empowerment Center, Then Changed Course Amid Fiscal Fight with City

Region Five Adult Education runs beginner, intermediate and advanced adult English classes at the Community Empowerment Center twice a week. The program currently serves 77 students at the center, ...
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Roanoke Rambler Recommendations: Best places to watch the World Cup

On July 19, the world’s biggest soccer tournament will conclude at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, crowning the 2026 men’s world champion after weeks of competition across North America. Whether you ...
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Audit Finds Police Department Grant Overspent, Youths Treated Questionably, Contract Not Bid According to Policies

Somewhere in Roanoke right now, a mother is deciding whether to fill her insulin prescription or pay rent. A recovering addict is walking into Bradley Free Clinic for a lifeline that almost didn't get ...
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Residents Worry Roanoke Is Backtracking on Neighborhood Investment Promises

Somewhere in Roanoke right now, a mother is deciding whether to fill her insulin prescription or pay rent. A recovering addict is walking into Bradley Free Clinic for a lifeline that almost didn't get ...
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After Complaints, City Cites Downtown Roanoke Homeless Day Shelter over Zoning Code

Somewhere in Roanoke right now, a mother is deciding whether to fill her insulin prescription or pay rent. A recovering addict is walking into Bradley Free Clinic for a lifeline that almost didn't get ...
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“Give Me the Ball”

Alfred “Al” Holland Sr., Roanoke’s big-league original, leaves a legacy larger than the final out. From Lucy Addison to North ...
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Roanoke Council Race Ramps Up with Five More Candidates

Somewhere in Roanoke right now, a mother is deciding whether to fill her insulin prescription or pay rent. A recovering addict is walking into Bradley Free Clinic for a lifeline that almost didn't get ...
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Potential Botetourt Data Center Could Be Google's Thirstiest in Virginia, Prompting Water Wars

Somewhere in Roanoke right now, a mother is deciding whether to fill her insulin prescription or pay rent. A recovering addict is walking into Bradley Free Clinic for a lifeline that almost didn't get ...
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Roanoke Planning Director Exits As One-Third of Department's Jobs Remain Vacant

Somewhere in Roanoke right now, a mother is deciding whether to fill her insulin prescription or pay rent. A recovering addict is walking into Bradley Free Clinic for a lifeline that almost didn't get ...
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A Man Born With a Job: Stan Hale and the 87-Year Heartbeat of The Roanoke Tribune

Somewhere in Roanoke right now, a mother is deciding whether to fill her insulin prescription or pay rent. A recovering addict is walking into Bradley Free Clinic for a lifeline that almost didn't get ...