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Feelin' Buggy?

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Warm weather brings out the biting bugs: mosquitoes that can transmit West Nile virus, and deer ticks that can carry Lyme disease. Are there effective [ ... ]


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NRV Music Events

07/04: Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band

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Sunken Garden Sundays and the Greater New River Valley American Red Cross present Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band. The band will [ ... ]


07/05: Second Impressions Band at Sunken Garden

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The Sunken Garden Amphitheatre presents its first gospel performance as the Second Impressions band takes the stage at the Su [ ... ]


07/07: Simple Gifts of the Blue Ridge

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Come to the Bisset Park Gazebo in Radford to hear Simple Gifts of the Blue Ridge. Meet your friends at the gazebo i [ ... ]


07/11: Windfall at the Oak Grove Pavilion

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Windfall will entertain under the stars at the Oak Grove Pavilion. Spnsored by Skin Solutions and WRG Farms. Free and donatio [ ... ]


Outdoors

Meat thermometer helps keep grilling safe
BLACKSBURG—When warm weather arrives and people begin cooking their favorite meals on the grill, they need to do it safely.
         
Giles County news & events
07/04: Celebrate July 4th in Newport Print E-mail
By NRVNews   
The Newport Ruritan July 4th festivities will begin with a parade at 11:00a.m. from First Christian Church to the Newport Park.
 
07/04: Lunch in Newport Print E-mail
By NRVNews   
Lunch will be served on July 4th from 11:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. at the Newport Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church Village Green on Rt. 42 in Newport. A freewill offering will be received.
 
07/06-10: VBS at Rock Camp UMC Print E-mail
By NRVNews   
Rock Camp United Methodist Church will be having Vacation Bible School July 6th – July 10th from 6:00p.m. until 8:30p.m. We will be having classes for preschool through adult. Parents and grandparents are welcome to attend each night.
 
3rd Saturdays: Guided Hikes and Mountain Biking Print E-mail
By NRVNews   
The 3RD Saturday Every Month, 10 AM TIL YOU CAN GO NO FURTHER! Meet at Diana's Bookstore, 307 Main St., Narrows, VA, parking across the street.
 
State police investigate fatal accident in Giles County Print E-mail
By NRVNews   

The Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred in Giles County on June 19, 2009 at 11:15 AM. The crash occurred on Route 460, 2/10 of a mile west of Route 61 just inside the Narrows town limits.

 
Wednesdays: Genesis Series at Riverview Baptist Print E-mail
By NRVNews   
Riverview Baptist Church, 219 Big Stoney Creek Rd., Ripplemead, will continue the Genesis series Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The sermon title is "The Artwork of God" and the film that Pastor Shahn Wilburn will be showing is entitled "Created Cosmos."
 

SWVA Thinker - Lew Sheckler

The Democrats’ “Stimulus” Bill and Lost Jobs

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We are learning the truth about the so-called Stimulus Bill that, at President Obama’s direction, the Democrats rammed through Congress so quickly members of Congress did not have time to read it.&nbs [ ... ]


Giles County Observer - Doug Turner

  • Baby-Boomers: We Must Unify

    The ACORN organization was apparently formed to register voters for the Obama 2007 presidential campaign. Their tactics haven't been scrutinized as closely as would be the case for any other similar organization, especially if the organization represented conservatives in...

According to Swampy

Twenty Year War Is Over

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The free country of Iraq has taken over their government. The nation is free of a viscious dictator. They have sacrificed millions dead, wounded and destitute. It's up to them to quell the murderous r [ ... ]


Agriculture News

Farming and other outdoor work call for sun protection
article thumbnailFarmers and other people who make a living working outdoors face an increased threat of skin cancer from repeated overexposure to the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays, according to the American Academy...