Local Stories

The Encyclopedia of Appalachia, co-edited by Rudy Abrahamson and Blacksburg’s Dr. Jean Haskell, offers insight in the 13-state area. Montgomery...

Photo courtesy of Unsplash via Virginia Tech The season of ghosts and costumes is here. How did the Halloween holiday...

Marty Gordon [email protected] A candidate for Christiansburg’s town council says the community is missing a special area to remember history....

More than $1 million in funding available to Virginia landowners CHARLOTTESVILLE – The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) is offering...

Wednesday, Oct. 29:   Blacksburg Farmers Market At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 2 - 6 p.m....

Baxter Blue is a good boy who is ready to head home. He can’t wait to meet you at the...

SALEM – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) invites the public to attend a design public hearing for a project...

Virginia ranks in the top 10 states for pumpkins production. Image courtesy Pixabay via Virginia Tech The designation of October...

BLACKSBURG — Lawmakers, candidates and community leaders gathered Thursday night in Blacksburg for the final stop of Clean Virginia’s “The...

As the annual migration of wild waterfowl resumes this fall, the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and...