Town council receives an olive branch from Montgomery County
In a traditional Police Department ceremony, new Sgt. Josh Teubert is welcomed to the department and presented to Blacksburg’s...
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Request withdrawn for animal testing facility
A planned animal testing facility in Christiansburg’s Falling Branch Industrial Park is now on hold and might not be brought...
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Back in time
The building housing Walter L. Hickok’s drug store in Cambria was built in 1911 and also housed the Altamont Hospital...
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Pets-of-the-week
Each Saturday the paper features a dog and a cat from the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center (480...
Read moreDetailsLightening the load: Greater Roanoke Solar Co-op hosts informational meeting, March 7
Greater Roanoke Solar Co-op will host its first informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Blacksburg Public Library...
Read moreDetailsCommunity groups cook to raise funds and awareness at the NRV Home Builders Association Expo
Micah’s Backpack, Plenty!, and Friends of the Animal Control Center will cook their hearts out at the New River Valley...
Read moreDetailsReading with little kids and grown-ups
Read to little kids an hour a week. Get them ready for kindergarten and life with RSVP’s Reading Hour. The...
Read moreDetailsRSVP Volunteers Needed: drivers, office and shop help
Med-Ride Volunteers are needed to provide non-emergency medical transportation to clients in Montgomery County and Radford. The volunteer must use...
Read moreDetailsSugar Run and Friday Night Dance Band to perform at NRCC jamboree March 10
The music of Sugar Run and Friday Night Dance Band will be featured during New River Community College’s Fiddle, Banjo...
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Circa’s ‘Carnival of the Animals’ beautifully blurs movement, dance, theatre, and circus
The lines between movement, dance, theatre, and circus are beautifully blurred by Circa, a contemporary performance company that is bringing...
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