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  File Photo by Sam WallMontgomery County Sheriff Hank Partin unveils the new Automatic Injury Detection (AID) panel in March....

Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org An inability to declare limits to high-density zoning has led the Blacksburg Town council to amend future...

Christiansburg has jumpstarted a relationship with student government leaders at the high school that they hope will open new avenues...

Leslie Hager-Smith After winning a close mayoral race in Blacksburg, Leslie Hager-Smith said that she is excited to get to...

The pets-of-the-week are from the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center. Each Saturday the News Messenger features a dog...

  Joseph David Sa The Radford City Police Department responded to the 300 block of West Main Street for a...

Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org Submitted photo“Roanoke’s Other Star”, author Richard Sarver’s second book depicts Roanoke’s small, but scrappy steel industry. He...

Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org Photos submitted by Montgomery CountyMontgomery County Stormwater Specialist John Burke uses a stream table to lead students...

Photo by Lisa BassRobotix Mechanix members (from left) Adam Crosier and John Stanley get advice from Tuxedo Panda Sebastian Wilkinson....

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute — in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation — unveiled four expansions to the...