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Liam Watson is a candidate for the Montgomery Board of Supervisors. In a press release on Monday, Jan. 4, 21-year-old...

Sugar Grove Baptist Church on Bow Hill Road was founded in the 1860s. (This image from the News Messenger Collection...

Collage of the 2020 Community Foundation scholarship winners CHRISTIANSBURG -- The deadline for applying for the Community Foundation of the...

RICHMOND— Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Wednesday announced new actions to support the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution program and accelerate the...

As the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine's charter class finishes residency and fellowship training, some are beginning to put...

The Richmond-Petersburg Turnpike in Virginia began early in 1958 as a response to rapid growth and suburbanization. By the time...

By Justine E. Hausheer Contributing Writer I’m snowshoeing through Colorado’s Rocky Mountains when I see a small, nondescript bird at...

By Ken Keffer Contributing writer Last year, Stonemaier Games created quite a flutter within both the birding and board gaming...

The following is a list of forecasted highway projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District...

Club vice president Bridget Adams presents the Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary Club 2020 Professional Leadership Award to Christiansburg Police Department Investigator Maureen...