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Liz Kirchner joined the News Messenger/Radford News Journal in Sept. 2017 as the Community News editor of these two hyperlocal...

Liz Kirchner The Blacksburg Town Council is hoping to vote on both the development agreement and rezoning of the OBMS...

Sue B. Warden has been selected as the 2018 Woman of The Year for Alpha Mu Master Chapter of Beta...

Last weekend’s unseasonable warmth could be replaced by snow this weekend Photo by Heather BellMason Bell, 8, of Radford (left)...

Liz Kirchner Local author, firearms historian and collector, Jim Mullins, will present his book “’Of Sorts for Provincials’: American Weapons...

The New River Valley Master Gardeners are now accepting applications for the 2019 Master Gardener Training Program. Master Gardeners learn...

Sweet Gracie Lynn was a mother of six when she arrived at the Center. She’s a very loving gal. She...

The New River Valley Master Gardeners are now accepting applications for the 2019 Master Gardener Training Program. Master Gardeners learn...

The 2017 Virginia Outdoor Survey found that protection of natural areas is Virginians’ most sought out and needed outdoor recreation...

By Marty Gordon Melissa Poole is remembering her 16-year-old daughter, Ashlyn, as a person who would always do good for...