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The tomatoes took center stage at Saturday’s 11th annual EastMont Tomato Festival. The main debate during the event was whether...

Christiansburg mayor Mike Barber will host the first in a series of “Coffee with the Mayor” events at 8 a.m....

The Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center will celebrate local history with historical re-enactments, craft, dance, music and...

Liz Kirchner Brugh Roastery and Brew Lab has set out pretty potted plants, and a pile of smashed Amazon cardboard...

No hogweed has been found in the New River Valley or southwest Virginia, according to experts from Virginia Tech. Photo...

Blighted buildings have become an eyesore in Christiansburg, and town staff is moving quickly to remove many of them. At...

Christiansburg has begun discussion on the privatization of the town’s garbage service. A Tuesday night’s regularly scheduled town council meeting,...

The Carnation Milk receiving and condensing plant in Riner as it appeared in 1960. (This photo is from the D....

As a part of the Kiwanis Club of Christiansburg’s continuation of the School Supplies Program, Kelly Olsen, a teacher at...

Each Saturday the paper features a dog and a cat from the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center (480...