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Two local leaders, Tamara Wallace, PhD, Associate Dean, Radford University College of Education and Human Development, and Kevin Byrd, AICP,...

Photos By Liz KirchnerMontgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center Director, Eileen Mahan, stands next to a painting that says...

Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org Art lovers peruse Matrix Gallery and Fine Crafts in last October’s Blacksburg Art Walk and Scavenger Hunt....

Photos by Marty GordonThe street that is supposed to bear Capt. Charles Schaeffer’s name has not truly honored him for...

The group also has the option to sell the property to the town of Blacksburg. David Hagan has notified Montgomery...

  Photos Courtesy of Kymn Davidson-HandleyVolunteers gathered on the porch of the United Way before heading to their respective projects....

Dana Partin Dana Partin is running for the Montgomery County School Board District C seat. Partin is a lifelong resident...

The animals of the week are from the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center. Each Saturday the News Messenger...

Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org Cub Scout Troop 348 of Riner, in high-viz and smiles, collected litter from their newly adopted stretch...

Various legislators take part in a panel discussion during the New River Rail 2020 Legislative Reception at Kyle Hall Radford...