News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Pulaski County Democrats to meet
The Pulaski County Democratic Committee will meet Wednesday, Sept. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Dublin Charles & Ona B. Free Memorial Library at 300 […]
MCEAP Receives Donation from Church
Blacksburg United Methodist Church presented a check for $3000 to the Montgomery County Emergency Assistance Program (MCEAP). Pictured (left to right): BUMC SERVE Coordinator Dick […]
ABWA September Luncheon Meeting
Join us for our monthly luncheon where we will hear the secrets to networking from Nancy Creed, former owner of The Orange Bandana. Our sponsor […]
9/14: September Fish Fry
Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will hold its September Fish Fry on Saturday, September 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Slusser’s Chapel Picnic Shelter, 1543 […]
EDA Grant for NRV Innovation Network
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $338,086 to the Roanoke-Blacksburg Innovation Network. The EDA investment supports a Network project to […]
$190M Multistate Settlement Announced
Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced a bipartisan multistate settlement to end the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the United States […]
Grant to Virginia Tech for Kidney Therapy Research
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech a $616,104 grant for research related to renal fibrosis. Renal fibrosis impacts […]
NRCC receives grant for health professions
New River Community College has been awarded a Workforce Pipeline Funds grant of more than $377,000 to support the expansion of health professions programs on […]
Narcotics Investigation
On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, officers with the Blacksburg Police Department, Virginia State Police, Christiansburg Police Department, and deputies from […]
Afghanistan
August 26th marked the anniversary of the killing of 13 American servicemembers in Afghanistan. As you recall, the Biden-Harris Administration in April of 2021 announced […]
Labor Day Closings
Blacksburg: The Town of Blacksburg will operate on the following schedule on Monday, September 2: Town Offices Town administrative offices will be closed. Blacksburg Transit Blacksburg […]