Bear’s-eye view: Cameras on black bears provide research and outreach opportunities
A Virginia Tech research team is putting collars equipped with small video cameras onto black bears to gain insight into...
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Keep lawn mower safety in mind throughout the summer
More than 37,000 people are injured in lawn mower-related accidents each year in America, resulting in about 90 deaths. May...
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Pets of the Week
Sassy is an indoor cat who would do best as the only pet in the home. She is a bit...
Read moreUpcoming Events:
Monday, July 26: Ice Cream in a Bag At 1 p.m. at the Montgomery Floyd Regional Library online. Check out...
Read moreVirginia’s unemployment rate drops again
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced Friday that Virginia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2-percentage point to 4.3 percent in June, compared to 8.8...
Read more‘Buddy’ King: Of my irrepressible neighbor, Parkinson’s, and aerobies
One of the simple joys of life is “collecting” interesting people. By “collecting,” I mean having the good fortune of...
Read moreThree Virginia cities on WalletHub’s list of places with highest homicide rate increase during COVID
Three Virginia cities -- Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach, showed up on WalletHub’s list of the top 50 cities in...
Read moreVirginia’s gas prices rise once again
Virginia gas prices rose 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.95/g by week’s end, according to GasBuddy's...
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Christiansburg Kiwanis delivers supplies for children, elderly to Montgomery social services
Kiwanians Ernie Wade (second from right) and Jim Vanhoozier (far right) recently delivered supplies for children and the elderly to...
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Historic Montgomery
0466h Old Christiansburg Scenes Montgomery Female Academy (negative)=BU=SL=PS This c. 1880 photograph depicts the Montgomery Female Academy built on College...
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