Janice Boone Hart, age 63, of Blacksburg died Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at her home. She was born in Roanoke,...

Joyce Kanode Medley, 71, of Blacksburg died, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Harold Medley; sons...

Betty Jo Sheppard, 70, of Blacksburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Betty was preceded...

The pets-of-the-week are from the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center. Each Saturday the News Messenger features a dog...

The Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation held its soul food dinner in the Odd Fellows Hall (203 Gilbert Street) last...

  The Disabled American Veteran’s J. M. Wainright Chapter 29 meets here (1620 S Franklin St.) on the second Monday...

On National Pie Day, Jan. 23, the Christiansburg Public Library will hold a Pie Exchange at 2 p.m. “People bring...

Laura Mitchell Carilion Clinic After temperatures fall, many people envision a winter’s worth of curling up by cozy fires, cooking...

Liz Kirchner [email protected] Circulation Specialist Molly Upthegrove walks in the pretty courtyard of the Meadowbrook Public Library and Community Center...

Photo by Molly JonesLocal artist Leslie Roberts Gregg spent a year creating portraits of a dozen contemporary Appalachian people who...