Events

Blue Ridge Bams will host a free, casual Mahjong session from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Sept. 29, at the Williamson Road Community Room.

VDOT will outline traffic impacts and intersection changes for two Roanoke County projects during an Oct. 1 public-information meeting at Bonsack Elementary School.

Dr. Joseph Foley is expected to take the oath at Salem City Council's regular meeting Monday, Sept. 28, after his unanimous appointment Sept. 21.

Roanoke's updated 2026 schedule lists a 9 a.m. joint meeting and briefings, followed by a 2 p.m. City Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 5.

Roanoke County's calendar lists a W.E. Cundiff Elementary dedication for Sept. 30 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Vinton school.

Roanoke's Historic Fishburn Mansion will host Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small on Oct. 1 in the first session of a new four-part acoustic music series.

Roanoke County will hold a Vinton Magisterial District community meeting Sept. 29 at Charles R. Hill Community Center, with a presentation and public questions scheduled.

Roanoke County’s free Bent Mountain Fall Festival will run 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 3 at Bent Mountain Center, with 40 local vendors, music, hayrides, food and family activities.

Roanoke County voters have until 5 p.m. Saturday to cast an absentee ballot in person before the August 4 dual-party primary.

Roanoke will hold a July 20 public hearing as its Legislative Committee prepares city priorities for the 2027 Virginia General Assembly session.

Rockingham County reported an untreated wastewater discharge event on April 21 and said state water regulators were notified the following day.

Roanoke Mayor Joseph Cobb will deliver the 2026 State of the City address Aug. 27 at Hotel Roanoke, with registration required for the breakfast event.

Roanoke's MyROANOKE calendar lists May 18 board, council, public hearing, and library programming entries across the city.

City officials moved the public input session because of the April 21 special election and now plan to hold it May 7.

Roanoke voters have a 5 p.m. April 10 deadline to request a mailed absentee ballot for the April 21 special election.

Roanoke's official calendar posts an April 23 public hearing for recommended budget and tax rates ahead of final fiscal decisions.

Roanoke's April 2 recap sets a public hearing for April 7 and two open-house FY27 budget meetings on April 9 and April 16.

The Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon is scheduled for April 18 in Roanoke, with race operations spanning downtown corridors and the Blue Ridge Parkway segment.