News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
9/22-28: Floyd Plein Air Biennial
The Floyd Center for the Arts is thrilled to announce the return of the Floyd Plein Air Biennial, a week-long outdoor painting festival taking place […]
Build Her Dreams Bed Build
The New River Valley Home Builders Association’s Women in Building Committee proudly launched an impactful community service event on Saturday September 14, “Build Her Dreams Bed […]
DOT Grant to Virginia Tech
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded Virginia Tech a $490,251 grant for a project that develops training of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) […]
Cellphone-free Education in K-12 Schools
Governor Glenn Youngkin today made the following statement after the Virginia Department of Education released its final guidance on Cell Phone-Free Education in K-12 schools in the […]
DOT Grant for Teenage Driver Education
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded Virginia Tech a $455,525 grant for a project that promotes safe driving practices among teen drivers interacting […]
Museum Receives Community Preservation Award
The Montgomery Museum of Art & History was selected as a recipient of a Community Preservation Award from Preservation Virginia, a large Richmond-based nonprofit organization […]
New Program: “School’s Out FUN DAY”
Beginning this fall, Blacksburg Parks and Recreation will introduce “School’s Out FUN DAY”, a brand-new programming opportunity for kids ages 6-10, to be held on […]
The SAVE Act
Early voting starts on September 20th in Virginia, and because there is some discussion in the press about the SAVE Act, I want to detail […]
Christiansburg Police, ATF make swift arrest
On Sept. 5 at approximately 7:22 a.m. Christiansburg Police responded to a call for service in regard to a burglary at a business on the […]
NRCC announces presidential finalists’ public open forums
As part of the process for selecting a new president, New River Community College will be holding open forums for community interaction with the five […]
$355,935 to Blacksburg’s Biotherapeutics, Inc.
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, one of the institutes that make up the National Institutes of Health, has awarded $355,935 to Biotherapeutics, Inc., […]
$444,816 HHS Grant to Blacksburg’s VCOM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM), based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $444,816 grant […]