Governor signs bill for lowered car tax rates
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed into law HB1239 sponsored by Delegate Phillip A. Scott, empowering localities to cut car tax rates and prevent huge tax hikes […]
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Coldwell Banker Townside Earns Platinum Award
Coldwell Banker Townside, REALTORS®, which has offices in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Roanoke has been recognized by Realogy Leads Group as the distinctive winner of the […]
3/26: Oyster Dinner Drive-thru
The Riner Volunteer Fire Department is hosting an Oyster Dinner Drive-thru at their Fire Department on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Drive-thru and enjoy an Oyster […]
Governor Calls Special Session
Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued a proclamation calling the members of the General Assembly into special session on April 4th to address the unfinished work from the 2022 […]
4/9: Big Event
Virginia Tech will be holding its 20th annual Big Event on Saturday, April 9th. The Big Event is a student-run community engagement effort that has […]
Governor applauds removal of COVID restrictions
Governor Glenn Youngkin today praised the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board for their vote to remove unnecessary COVID-19 workplace restrictions. The […]
NRCC receives cyber designation
New River Community College has been designated as a National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency (NSA). Beginning […]
Missing Floyd County Woman Located
From Nancy Phillips family: I wanted to update everyone following this post that she was located. Unfortunately, it was not the outcome anyone was praying […]
Online Directory for Early Childhood Care
Southwest Virginia families now have an easy-to-use online tool to help find affordable, accessible child care called “Birth to 5 Hub.” United Way of Southwest […]
LewisGale Medical Center Names Chief Operating Officer
LewisGale Medical Center has hired Willie Payton, Jr. as chief operating officer for the 506-bed acute-care medical and surgical facility. Before joining LewisGale Medical Center, […]
LDS Church donates to Feeding Southwest Virginia
On March 17 at 3 pm at the Salem Distribution Center loading dock, Feeding Southwest Virginia will receive the first of two truckloads of food […]
4/2: Riner Spring Craft Show
The Riner Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring a Spring Craft Show and Direct Sales event at the Riner Fire Department (our new location – […]