Area News

Local dignitaries join with administrators, doctors, and staff at LewisGale Hospital Pulaski to cut a ribbon opening the new Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute.. This partnership … Read the rest

Ned Skinner will become the head coach of the Roanoke-based Virginia Gators swim team starting April 2021. Skinner comes to the Gators after a 2-year … Read the rest

COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available Thursday in Blacksburg and Friday in Christiansburg to anyone ages 18 and up, and the New River Health District (NRHD) … Read the rest

Registration for the fall 2021 semester at New River Community College is now open to new and returning students.  

NRCC plans to offer more traditional in-person course … Read the rest

The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) has awarded $1 million in grants to support eight projects that protect the outdoors and increase access to open space … Read the rest

On Monday, March 29 the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Montgomery County and Radford held a drive-thru recognition event. It was a beautiful … Read the rest

Charles Samuel Dent Jr., “Charlie”, went home to be with the Lord on April 1, 2021, surrounded by his family at his bedside. He was … Read the rest

Recognizing the prevalence and impact of mental illness within the criminal justice system, Montgomery County will begin a General District Court Behavioral Health Docket in … Read the rest

Carolyn Sue Hall Safewright, age 73 of Draper, died Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at her residence. She was born on August 23, 1947 in Pulaski, … Read the rest

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews and contractors are deployed in western Virginia and working in 12-hour shifts, around the clock, to plow and treat … Read the rest

The Fourth Annual Bernard Graf Award has been awarded to Dr. Nicholas Polys for his musical excellence and for his dedicated service as a National … Read the rest