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Blacksburg Mayor Ron Rordam speaks to members of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce at Thursday night’s annual year-end meeting...

Last month’s election was the last to be held at the Christiansburg Armory. The Department of the Army has broken...

Blacksburg is one step closer to having a new mixed-use development on Main Street where the old middle school once...

The Moss Arts Center joins Blacksburg High School to celebrate its “Year of the Artist” with a special exhibition of...

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

A football player that remains off the Virginia Tech team has entered a plea of not guilty of charges he...

Citizens are invited to a public reception on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Blacksburg Municipal Building lobby, just...

Photo by Tonia WinnThe RSVP volunteer program held a holiday party for 65 member, speakers, and Santa and Mrs. Claus...

Montgomery County 4-H, the youth development effort of Cooperative Extension, is offering a Holiday Fun Day featuring snacks, arts and...

  Pat Brown Contributing writer Photo by Pat BrownRobert Trent directs students in the Radford University Guitar Ensemble as they...