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Great white sharks and a conservation success story
Great white sharks are among the species facing conservation challenges.Photo courtesy of Elias Levy By David Fleming It’s hard out...
Read moreRegional tourism executive director Rotenizer to council: Tourism spending in county totaled $238 million in 2022
By Ed McMinn, News Messenger editor In his report to the Christiansburg Town Council Tuesday night, Jan. 24, regional tourism...
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Blacksburg Rotary Club taps Ernie Wade as Citizen of the Year
(Left to right) Club President Phil Araman, Citizen of the Year Ernie Wade, and Rotary Club Director Tom Loflin, chair...
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Montgomery Museum to present “Art x History” with open house, reception, four new exhibits
GA fully restored 1920 Maxwell automobile will be among the four exhibits being shown by the Montgomery Museum of Art...
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Christiansburg’s Rush to seek clerk of court post
Major Cody Rush, who recently announced he is running for clerk of Montgomery County circuit court, lives in Riner with...
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VT Center, Montgomery Chamber to launch small business workshop/project
The Virginia Tech Center for Economic and Community Engagement is partnering with VT’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and...
Read moreBlacksburg author to discuss his book, “From the Boardroom to the Classroom” at Blacksburg Library
Blacksburg author Stephen Skripak will discuss his book, “From the Boardroom to the Classroom,” Thursday, Feb. 2, at 6:00 p.m....
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Harvesting energy from moving trains
Yang Chen inspects an energy-harvesting rail in the Railway Technologies Laboratory.Photo by Alex Parrish for Virginia Tech. The Virginia Tech...
Read moreVT Center, Montgomery Chamber to launch small business workshop/project
The Virginia Tech Center for Economic and Community Engagement is partnering with VT’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics and...
Read moreNRV-Wide nominations sought for Leading Lights volunteer awards
Eleven volunteer awards cover whole NRV Submitted by the Leading Lights Board of Directors CHRISTIANSBURG – NRV Leading Lights is...
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