The Big Business of Medicine in Roanoke

It’s not often that the Roanoke Valley is a national harbinger. But when it comes to the job market, we’re already where experts say the country is headed, with 25,000 workers – 17 percent of the entire workforce – employed in medical-related jobs.

Pain: How to Manage It

Chronic or acute. Physical or emotional. No matter the form or severity, pain is often unbearable. Pain specialists in the valley offer techniques and procedures to control the aches, and can even help patients become pain free after years of hurt.

Public Art: A Valley Treasure

It’s free, it’s enlightening and it’s a growing part of the Roanoke Valley experience. And all you have to do is show up and take a look.

Go Fly a Kite!

Fly a Kite

It’s not about knotted and crossed string, nor about crumpled kites torn by wind. It’s about . . . calzones!

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors

Supervisors Chairman Bob Myers: “There’s times in government..that you have to make judgements that’s not always popular with everybody.”

All spring the board wrestled with the budget. Then came the dark affair and the Monroe affair and the Foster affair. By mid-June each new day was greeted with front-page headlines announcing the board’s latest surprise.

Dying For Love- Battered Women, Shattered Lives

He’s her heart and soul. And, blind to warning signs, she does everything to make him happy. Then one day, after she’s fixed his favorite dinner, he takes two bites of macaroni, knocks dishes to the floor and screams that she didn’t add enough cheese