Local Stories

Local libraries sweeten a beginning beekeeper’s course. Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org NEW RIVER VALLEY--As a taste of honey for newbies, New...

Community Housing Partners weatherize housing for seniors and income-qualifying residents with the goal of making residential homes more energy efficient...

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

The Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation held its soul food dinner in the Odd Fellows Hall (203 Gilbert Street) last...

  The Disabled American Veteran’s J. M. Wainright Chapter 29 meets here (1620 S Franklin St.) on the second Monday...

On National Pie Day, Jan. 23, the Christiansburg Public Library will hold a Pie Exchange at 2 p.m. “People bring...

According to experts, the furry creatures that many people consider family members need some extra care to keep them safe...

Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org Circulation Specialist Molly Upthegrove walks in the pretty courtyard of the Meadowbrook Public Library and Community Center...

Photo by Molly JonesLocal artist Leslie Roberts Gregg spent a year creating portraits of a dozen contemporary Appalachian people who...

A new housing study led by the Virginia Center for Housing Research at Virginia Tech has found a shortage of...