News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Rt 8 Accident Kills One
On Sunday, April 21 at approximately 7:25am, deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, along with Christiansburg Fire and Rescue responded to the 2400 block […]
New Assistant County Administrator
Scott Woodrum was named Assistant County Administrator for Montgomery County, effective April 16, 2024. “The County is fortunate to have excellent staff members who daily […]
2025 Teacher of the Year Award
Candace Nichole Carrier, a career and technical education – agricultural education teacher at Montgomery County Public Schools’ Blacksburg High School, has been named the 2025 […]
2024 Citizen of the Year Award
The Rotary Club of Christiansburg-Blacksburg recently presented its 2024 Citizen of the Year Award to Dr. John Galbraith at their April 8 meeting. The Citizen […]
New FOIA Request System for Blacksburg
The Town of Blacksburg is streamlining the process of making and responding to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the launch of a new […]
Academy Day
Last weekend, I hosted my annual Service Academy Day at the New River Community College in Dublin. I enjoy these events as they provide great […]
Warner Applauds 702 Reauthorization
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement after the Senate voted to approve H.R. 7888, the Reforming Intelligence […]
Large Grant to Tri-Area Community Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $2,578,604 to Tri-Area Community Health. Today Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: […]
Virginia joins coalition against EV mandates
Attorney General Jason Miyares is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate […]
Man Sought in Murder Arrested in NC
A man is being held on a variety of charges including 2nd Degree Murder in the April 2, 2024 death of a Hiwassee man. According […]
Launch Christiansburg Program
A new program in Christiansburg will help residents grow their entrepreneurial dreams, and potentially award up to $5,000 in startup grant funds. Launch Christiansburg is […]
Comcast Launches NOW
Today Comcast introduced NOW, a new brand of quality, low-cost Internet, mobile and streaming TV products that consumers can purchase month-to-month, whenever they want. NOW […]