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Pictures by Terri Lynn Howard - The Marching Virginians Pep Band plays for the tailgates at the “Hungry for the...

Photo submitted by: RSVP and Susan Reece of Wade’sRSVP volunteers and Wade’s prepared floral arrangement for veterans this Veteran’s Day...

Former Virginia Tech Football Coach Frank Beamer has been named the recipient of the 16th annual Baldwin Memorial Town and...

Conceptual Drawing Courtesy of Jeanne StosserThe conceptual drawing of the development outlines where everything would be. Developer Jeanne Stosser as...

Casey Stewart Carey Stewart was approved as the new principal at Kipps Elementary School at last night’s school board meeting....

  Photo by Marty GordonBlythe Akers, who participates in various youth activities at the Christiansburg Recreation Center, was one of...

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

Phillip Matthew Dowdy The Blacksburg Police Department has arrested a suspect in relation to multiple burglary cases. Police arrested 26-year-...

Need to see a doctor in the New River Valley? What about a mental health professional or dentist? The Community...

As they will again this year, Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Color Guard present the colors at the historic Schaeffer...