News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
11/14: Rabies Vaccine Clinic
Floyd County Humane Society + Whiskers and Tails Veterinary Hospital are hosting a free rabies vaccination clinic for dogs and cats belonging to Floyd County […]
11/11: Draper Mercantile Veterans’ Day Specials
Wednesday, November 11: Veterans’ Day Free Meals for Veterans from 9am-3pm, breakfast and lunch specials for Veterans
11/7: Smokey Mountain Christmas
Stop on by y’all! Grab you some delicious food and drinks, get a picture with Santa and have some cookies! Start a kick off to […]
Griffith on Dominion Energy’s Request
Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09) issued the following statement after Dominion Energy asked the State Corporation Commission to recover the costs of Virginia’s return to the […]
11/11: Celebrate Montgomery County 250!
Join Montgomery County and the Towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg in a day celebrating the 250th anniversary of Montgomery County! Beginning at 2pm on Wednesday, […]
Fall Back This Sunday
Once again it’s that time when we set our clocks back an hour and spend two weeks getting adjusted, only to do it all over […]
11/6-7: YMCA Artisan Fair
Shoppers, art lovers, and supporters of local talent are invited to attend the 57th Annual YMCA Artisan Fair, a treasured community tradition hosted by the […]
Socialism Versus the American Dream
I advocate for the American way of life and the American Dream based on individualism, hard work and the ability to move up the social […]
Meet candidate for Congress at the Merc on Monday
Joy Powers, Democratic candidate in Virginia’s Ninth Congressional District, will meet neighbors in Pulaski County on Monday, Nov. 2, from noon until 2 p.m. at […]
HCA Virginia hospitals earn Specialty Excellence Awards
SALEM, Va. – Several HCA Virginia hospitals have earned multiple 2027 Specialty Excellence Awards from Healthgrades, a leading resource consumers use to find a hospital […]
11/13: Taste of Virginia Fundraiser
Taste of Virginia, a fundraising event benefitting Virginia Agriculture in the Classroom held in various regions of Virginia, will take place Friday, Nov. 13, from […]
The Battle of White Plains
New York City had fallen into British hands, General George Washington’s Continental Army was retreating, and thousands of British and Hessian troops were determined to […]




