Local Stories

During the 2018 fiscal year, Blacksburg Transit hit a new record of four million riders in one year. Blacksburg Transit...

In straw hats and Hawaiian shirts, more than 200 people enjoyed cheeseburgers in paradise, Warm Hearth Foundation’s annual island-themed fundraising...

Photos by Pat BrownThe brilliant colors of flowers at the entrance to Christiansburg's Aquatic Center make this flower planting one...

Volunteers pull tires from the New River as part of the Renew the New event that brings several localities together...

This year the 45th annual Wilderness Trail Festival takes place in downtown Christiansburg Saturday, Sept. 15 with Wayne Henderson/Helen concert...

To the dramatic “Harry Potter” movie soundtrack, Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley Director Linda Jilk, in Hufflepuff House...

Brief but significant, the Aug. 28 Blacksburg Town Council meeting lasted fewer than seven minutes, but demonstrated a council’s role...

State Delegate Nick Rush (R-7th District) Sunday held what has turned into an annual event—a “Pick-Nick” at Randolph Park. Over...

Marty Gordon Contributing writer The line continues to be drawn in the sand on a proposed boarding house along Roanoke...

No one knows what happened, but the tall silver and black historic marker recognizing “Fotheringay” the handsome, 18th century house...