News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Native Chestnut Trees Returning
SHIPMAN—Nostalgic Virginians are harvesting memories as iconic chestnut trees make a comeback from near extinction. Chestnut trees once blanketed American forests from New England to […]
Thanksgiving meal in VA is $10 less than last year
RICHMOND—The average price for a 10-person Thanksgiving meal in Virginia is $81.07, down from a record-high $91.30 in 2023. According to an informal survey conducted […]
Reclaiming Childhood Task Force established
Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive Order 43, Empowering and Supporting Parents to Protect Their Children from Addictive Social Media & Establishment of the Reclaiming Childhood Task […]
DMV’s Thanksgiving Closure
Take Your Transactions Online During Holiday Closure All Virginia DMV full-service customer service centers will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday from Thursday, November 28 […]
Alzheimer’s Walk Nets $59K
Residents of the New River Valley participated in this year’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s® at Huckleberry Park in Christiansburg on November 3. Participants raised more […]
Governor Requests Federal Aid for Helene Victims
Following the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene in Southwest Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin submitted a request on Friday, November 15, to President Biden, President-elect Trump […]
7 Brew Opens in Christiansburg, donates to HSMC
Christiansburg, Va. (Nov. 19, 2024) – 7 Brew, the drive-thru coffee concept revolutionizing the coffee industry, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday at 2200 N Franklin […]
Target election December 5th
To elect target area representative to sit on the Board of Directors of NRCA to represent City of Radford. The Board manages the affairs and […]
Earn to Learn Grant for student nurses
New River Community College has been awarded a grant of more than $358,000 to support student nurses at NRCC. The Earn to Learn Nursing Education […]
2024 Real Estate Taxes Due December 5
Town of Blacksburg Real Estate Tax invoices for the second installment of 2024 have been mailed and are due by Thursday, December 5, 2024. If […]
Lily Franklin to Run for House of Delegates
Blacksburg, VA — Today, Lily Franklin, a lifelong Southwest Virginia resident, announced her candidacy for Virginia’s 41st District in the House of Delegates. Franklin announced […]
Three winners in photo club contests
Joyce Sims of Radford won the Radford Photo Club cyanotype challenge and Charles Lynch of Christiansburg won the “something blue” challenge with a photo of […]