News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Winter Storm Warning Through Monday night
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY… WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 5 […]
Winter Storm Watch Through Monday
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 5 […]
Governor Declares State of Emergency
Governor Glenn Youngkin declared a state of emergency for the coming winter weather that will impact all of the Commonwealth this weekend and into early […]
Snowsquall Warning
A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EST FOR SOUTHERN ROANOKE…NORTHERN FLOYD…NORTHWESTERN FRANKLIN AND SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHEASTERN CITY OF […]
Wind Advisory Overnight
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST SATURDAY… WHAT…Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up […]
1/11: Country Boys and Slate Mountain Ramblers
The music of Country Boys and Slate Mountain Ramblers will be featured during New River Community College’s Concert Series event on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. […]
$249,654 DOT Grant to Virginia Tech
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded Virginia Tech a $249,654 grant. The funding supports a project to collect and […]
Review of 2024
We are now in 2025. It is a common exercise around this time to reflect on the previous year. There is much that I want […]
Christmas Tree Collection Begins January 6
Christmas tree collection is available to all Town of Blacksburg refuse and recycling customers. Collection will occur during the first two weeks of January – […]
Christmas Tree Collection – Jan. 6-17
Christmas tree collection will run weekdays from Jan. 6-17, 2025. Please remove all lights from your trees, as well as the stand. Artificial trees, garland […]
Wind Advisory Tonight
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST WEDNESDAY… WHAT…West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph […]
Governor’s Flag Order – December 30, 2024
Pursuant to President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation to lower the United States flag, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and […]