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Is it a bird house? An art installation? A tree house for garden gnomes? While it could easily serve all...

Eli Roark (seated on left) expressed regret for writing on a wall at the Christiansburg Aquatics Center. This week, he...

Deena Flinchum (left) was recently awarded the Outstanding Volunteer in Aging Award for her work in helping senior citizens in...

Conceptual drawing courtesy of Virginia Women’s Monument Commission“Voices from the Garden” takes the form of an oval shaped garden that...

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

  Tom Cupo The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center has a new general manager. Tom Cupo assumed...

Liz Kirchner [email protected] The public hearing of the ordinance that will modify Blacksburg’s current rules surrounding picketing and public assembly...

Photo by Sam LinkousMelissa Sperka (left), a cookbook author and food blogger, and her mother, Barbara Early of Christiansburg, show...

Lisa Bass Contributing writer Two Troop 42 Eagle Scouts recently celebrated the highest and most coveted rank in Boy Scouting...

The Montgomery Museum and Great Road Events, Christiansburg is calling for artists as it organizes the first ever ‘H’arts on...