Marty Gordon NRVsports@mainstreetnewspapers.com George Couttie set a collegiate best in the 2,000 meters to highlight opening-day competition at the Hokie Invitational...

Former Virginia Tech All-American diver Kaylea Arnett '16 is competing internationally as a high diver, plunging into various bodies of...

Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.) died Jan. 20, 2026, at Ingleside, his ancestral home in Radford, surrounded...

Dear Editor, You published an interesting article by Virginia Tech Professor Ewing in the News Messenger (Jan. 7, 2026) on...

I have written in past columns about Virginia Democrats’ stated focus on affordability throughout the last general election cycle. It...

Marty Gordon NRVsports@mainstreetnewspapers.com The Blacksburg Town Council has announced Joel Goodhart and Andrew Kassof to fill the terms of Liam...

Pictured is DEQ Director Michael Rolband (right) and Executive Director of the NRRA, Joe Levine (left). Photo courtesy of NRRA...

Christiansburg High School Principal Shane Guynn (center) reviews the ongoing school construction with freshman students Yana Raju (left) and Gracie...

The TIE fighter, the Imperial Navy’s first dedicated starfighter model from the movie series Star Wars, sits in a parking...

Blacksburg High School’s Riley Spence has committed to Capital University softball. Photo courtesy of Riley Spence Marty Gordon NRVsports@mainstreetnewspapers.com A...