Local News

January 18, 2025

Plan travel to avoid winter weather

Winter weather is expected to move into western Virginia on Sunday, Jan. 19. Snow, rain or a wintry mix of precipitation are possible, so drivers… Read the rest

January 17, 2025

Partnership for Progress Survey

Partnership for Progress, a collaborative initiative addressing shared challenges and opportunities in the New River Valley is inviting community members to provide input through an… Read the rest

January 16, 2025

New Safety Inspection Stickers Coming

With the changeover in the calendar year from 2024 to 2025, vehicles in Virginia that have passed safety inspections are now receiving a new safety… Read the rest

January 16, 2025

1/19: Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration

The Montgomery Co-Radford City-Floyd Co Branch of the NAACP will present its’ annual celebration program on Sunday, January 19 2025 at 3 p.m. to honor… Read the rest

January 14, 2025

Spring registration still open

Registration is still open for New River Community College’s spring semester, which begins Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. The spring semester offers a wide variety of… Read the rest

January 11, 2025

Slick Travel Conditions Likely Overnight

Temperatures well below freezing will allow for most roads, especially untreated ones, to stay slippery through Sunday morning. Those that had melting today will refreeze… Read the rest

January 11, 2025

VDOT road crews are at work

A winter storm has brought inches of accumulating snow to western Virginia overnight. Roads are snow-covered and temperatures remain below freezing. Residents should avoid nonessential… Read the rest

January 10, 2025

Bills introduced to give Fairlawn a zip code

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) introduced bills in the Senate and the House of… Read the rest

January 9, 2025

$100,000 ARC Grant to NRVRC

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the New River Valley Regional Commission a $100,000 grant. The funding will support disaster recovery efforts and technical… Read the rest

January 8, 2025

Supplies for Seniors Volunteers Needed

Volunteers are needed for our 17th Annual Supplies for Homebound Seniors project in conjunction with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service initiative. Since… Read the rest

January 8, 2025

Tina King Retires from Agency on Aging

Tina came to the New River Valley in 1981, after graduating from the University of Tennessee with a B.S. in Education with a concentration in… Read the rest

January 7, 2025

$46.67 Million to Virginia for Helene Relief

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $46,670,000 to the Commonwealth of Virginia. This funding will support communities impacted by Hurricane… Read the rest

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