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Flood Advisory until 8:45 PM
The National Weather Service in BLACKSBURG has issued a Flood Advisory for Floyd County in southwestern Virginia, and Northeastern Carroll County in southwestern Virginia until 845 PM EDT. * At 551 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated nearly stationary areas of heavy rain across central Floyd County southwestward into far northeast Carroll County. As much as […]
Flash Flood Watch until Midnight
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of central Virginia, south central Virginia, southwest Virginia, and west central Virginia Until midnight EDT tonight. Scattered to numerous thunderstorms may produce heavy rain this afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates in some of the slower moving stronger storms will approach 2 […]
Sheriff’s Office Collecting for Hurricane Relief
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is once again partnering with Hearts with Hands-Disaster Relief, local churches, and Volvo Trucks New River Valley Assembly Plant, to gather and ship needed supplies to hurricane victims in North Carolina. Donations can be brought to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office at 1 East Main St. in Christiansburg, Monday (9/24)-Friday […]
9/22: Gospel Singing & Pinto Bean Dinner
Saturday 9/22 from 12-8pm at Station 4 Rescue, (intersection of Macks Mt Rd & Indian Valley Post Office Road) in Floyd County. Proceeds will go to the Floyd County Volunteer Rescue Squad. Cake/Pie auction, pintos with all the fixin’s, loads of music and more. Come out, get some fabulous food, and enjoy the music.
Hurricane relief donation drive
The Christiansburg Police Department – along with other area law enforcement agencies – is collecting donations for those affected by the storm damage and flooding from Hurricane Florence. From Monday, Sept. 24, through Wednesday, Sept. 26, officers will be collecting supplies outside of the Christiansburg Walmart (2400 N. Franklin Street), from noon to 9 p.m. […]
10/21: Plenty! Harvest Festival
Mark your calendars – Plenty! is hosting its 4th Annual Harvest Festival. Like past years, there will be good food, good music and good friends. This event is FREE and all are welcome to join us and celebrate: October 21st (Sunday) from noon to 4pm at Plenty! 192 Elephant Curve Road, Floyd Virginia.
Keepers found guilty in Nicole Lovell’s death
It took a jury less than 90 minutes to arrive at a guilty verdict, finding Natalie Keepers guilty of accessory before the fact of first-degree murder for her role in the death of Nicole Lovell. Keepers is the former Virginia Tech student who is accused of helping kill 13-year-old Nicole Lovell. More details on this […]
9/24: State Police Area 49 Grand Opening
Join us for the Grand Opening Ceremony and Open House of the newly established Area 49 State Police Office, serving Montgomery and Floyd counties, and the city of Radford. The Honorable Delegate L. Nick Rush will be the guest speaker. This new creation of Area 49 was needed to better serve the population especially from […]
9/25-30: Delton Fall Revival
Evangelist Gladys Arnold with Life Changing Messages! You don’t want to miss this life changing and special time! Make plans now to attend each night of the service and come prepared to receive your special life changing message of blessing! Special music worship each night! Tues, 9/25/18 – Fri, 9/28/18 @ 6:30 p.m. Saturday, 9/29/2018 […]
9/29: Fireball Charity Golf Challenge
The Ruritan Road Ruritan Club is hosting their 1st Annual Fireball Charity Golf Challenge on September 29th from noon to 6 pm. at Thorn Spring Golf Course and Event Center, 4360 Country Club Drive in Pulaski. We will start with lunch at 12pm and have a shotgun start at 1pm. $70/person (Includes meal, fees, and […]
9/28: Second Annual First Responders Battleship
Several canoes will enter – only one will triumph. Join us at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, to watch first responders from Christiansburg, Montgomery County and Blacksburg battle it out in the water. In this friendly competition, each team will try to sink the other’s canoe – using buckets, […]
9/29: From heART to heART
On Saturday, September 29, 2018, 12-3pm at Radford University, we will host an arts and crafts event, “From heART to heART,” an arts and crafts event raising money for children’s education in Kenya. Artists will be invited to instruct participants at various art stations. The projects will be creative, yet simple, making it easy for […]
10/13: The World Of The Whartons
What was it like for a young woman to run a household in Radford during the Civil War? Why was the railroad bridge at Radford burned by Union troops? Answers to these and other interesting questions will be revealed at presentations given on Saturday, October 13, 2018 as part of the Glencoe Mansion, Museum and […]
9/29: Blue Ridge Motion Bible Games
This will be our first ever Bible games event! We are excited to present a different experience. A more immersive way to learn the bible! We are going to teach the bible, and it’s messages through games and activities that will in a more real way, root the understanding of God’s word in our youths minds […]
9/21: Christiansburg Food Truck Rodeo
Christiansburg’s favorite event is back for its 6th year! The 2018 Chow Down Downtown Food Truck Rodeo will be held on Friday, September 21 from 5-10 pm on West Main Street in Downtown Christiansburg. The event will feature some of the best food trucks from the New River and Roanoke Valleys, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and more. […]
Basic rider motorcycle course offerings at NRCC
Four basic rider motorcycle weekend courses are being offered at New River Community College in October and November. The Basic Rider Course is a three day course held in Dublin. The class is Friday evening from 6 to 9:30 p.m. in 135 Rooker Hall at NRCC, and Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 […]
Update: Man reported missing in Pembroke
UPDATE 4:00 PM – Authorities found Patrick Greggor Wednesday afternoon with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Giles County Sheriff’s Office. The Giles County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate 29 year-old Patrick Greggor of Pembroke, VA, who was reported missing on 9/18/2018. He is a white male who is approximately 6’1” and […]
Motor Mile Speedway Racing is Returning
Buckle up: Racing is returning to Motor Mile Speedway in 2019. The New River Valley short track will soon be unveiling its 2019 calendar of events, which will feature a 10-date race schedule in addition to its slate of anticipated special events. Alongside the Late Model headliners, support divisions competing next season include Limited Sportsman, […]