News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
2024 Pesticide Collection
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) are partnering to provide you with the opportunity to properly dispose […]
$100,000 NIST Grant to Jensen Hughes, Inc.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded Jensen Hughes, located in Blacksburg, a $100,000 grant for a project […]
Blacksburg Considers Zoning Amendments
The Town of Blacksburg is considering a Zoning Ordinance amendment to address the need for additional residential development. This proposed amendment (Ordinance 2053) would provide […]
9/26: Mount Tabor Ruritan Open House
This is an opportunity for community members to talk with Ruritan members about current club projects, to suggest new ones, and to see if they […]
Tech Student Creates AI Productivity Calendar
Kinjal Pandey, an international student at Virginia Tech majoring in Computer Science with a Math minor, is set to graduate in an astonishing 2.5 years—without […]
Small Business Training Classes
The Blacksburg Partnership, the lead economic development organization in Blacksburg, and the Town of Blacksburg are collaborating with Retail Strategies, one of the nation’s leading […]
Suspicious Person Report Yields Arrests
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, at approximately 6:54 a.m., officers from the Radford City Police Department responded to a report of a suspicious person in […]
Single car accident results in fatality
Virginia State Police are investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024 in the 6300 block of Old Route 11 […]
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 […]