News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Mar-Bal Donates to YMCA
Mar-Bal Corporation recently donated $750.00 to the YMCA of Pulaski County to assist area families with paying the cost of registration in the after-school enrichment […]
Toms Creek Basin Meetings
Blacksburg community members are invited to join in ongoing conversation about Toms Creek Basin (TCB) as the TCB Planning Study team hosts two public events […]
8/15: Fellowship, Music, and Ice Cream!
We invite you to enjoy an evening of fellowship, music and ice cream with us!! Date: Thursday, August 15 Time: 6:00 p.m. ice cream 7:00 […]
Cellphone policies in public schools
Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order to draft a plan for cell phone-free education in Virginia’s K-12 public schools. The executive order directs VDOE […]
Sign up for Floyd Backpack Program
New River Community Action invites you to sign your child/children up for the Floyd County weekend food Backpack Program. The Backpack Program is designed to […]
Governor announces funding for BEAD
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today the release of the federally approved Virginia Initial Proposal Volume 2 that will enable Virginia to access its allocation of […]
To Czar or Not to Czar?
The House of Representatives voted recently on a resolution condemning the failures of the Biden-Harris Administration to secure the United States southern border. President Biden […]
Blue Mountain School Enrolling Middle School
Down a short gravel driveway in Floyd, VA, through a grove of forsythias, and into a small clearing surrounded by a dense deciduous forest, sits […]
8/31-9/01: Trinkets & Treasures
This year’s Grape Stomping will be held in conjunction with our very first “Trinkets & Treasures” event! This will take place on both Saturday, August […]
Is this Car Wash a Dirty Business?
We moved to the area last year and my wife went to the Whistle Express Car Wash to clean her car. She bought one car […]
Radford man among those memorialized
Dr. Marion Gilmer Runion died on February 2, 1967 along with all members in his helicopter. He volunteered to go on a MEDCAP mission as […]
Body found in North Fork River
Shortly after 1600 hours on 7/20/2024, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, and Elliston Fire Dept. responded to reports of a body […]