News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Pocket Park Planning
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Downtown Christiansburg, Inc., (DCI), after completing surveys with area residents, announced the selected design of a future pocket park to be constructed in downtown Christiansburg.
The Floyd Gingerbread House Contest
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The Floyd Country Store and Floyd Tourism are pleased to invite the community to participate in a Gingerbread House Contest in downtown Floyd! Exercise those
The brilliant scheme of weaponizing the flu
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I’ve lived on the planet for over 60 years and each one of those years has produced a variety of flu viruses. Each year there
Winterfest in Radford
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The New River City will be celebrating the holidays this year in some new and innovative ways and you are invited! Out of an abundance
Blacksburg holiday events happening
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The Town of Blacksburg is staging the North Pole Fantasy Reverse Holiday Parade on Friday, December 4 at 7:00 p.m. Floats will be stationary (parked)
Blacksburg Bucks Sold Out
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Blacksburg Bucks are officially sold out! Thank you again to our incredible community for your patience, support of this program, and dedication to the success
Town of Christiansburg’s Holiday Events
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The holidays will look a little different in 2020, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be just as festive and fun! The Town of Christiansburg
Fine Arts Center Online Auction
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Valley Auctions LLC is the host for the Fine Arts Center for the NRV’s first ever online auction – a fundraising event being held in
Election Fraud Comments
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The country is in the throes of a national debate as to whether the recent election was legitimate or not. We can continue to debate
12/1: Giving Tuesday!
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GivingTuesday is an opportunity for people around our community to stand United and to use their individual power of generosity to make a difference. Our
Would you like local classified ads?
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We are considering offering free classified ads on NRVNews. Due to the scams that seem to be abundant on Craigslist, and now permeating Facebook marketplace,