News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Book Gifts Honor Former Beeks Library Aide
As part of a recent “Books for Beeks” program in the Blacksburg United Methodist Church a special $1000 donation was made to allow the Margaret […]
9/24: John Bullard in Concert
John Bullard will perform a Classical Banjo Concert with Markus Compton on Piano at the Floyd Center for the Arts in the Community Hall on […]
NRCA Elects New Board Officers
New River Community Action, Inc. (NRCA) Board of Directors elected officers at their annual Board meeting on June 16, 2022. The Board elected Ms. Tonia […]
NRCC welcomes five new faculty members
New River Community College recently named five new full-time teaching faculty, Christopher Brewer, Kasey Cantrell-McCowan, Dustin Carter, Josh Graham, and Heather Umberger. Brewer, of Blacksburg, […]
DPOR Reduces Contractor Regulations
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that the Virginia Board for Contractors, a regulatory board under the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), at its most […]
9/2: First Friday Listening Room Concert
If you want to tap your toes and hear some great local music, set your plans to visit Max on Main on the first Friday […]
Great Job News in the Ninth District
The celebration of Labor Day on the first Monday in September is an occasion to celebrate American workers and all they have done to create […]
9/21: 2022 Health & Wellness Fair
The AARP Blacksburg Chapter, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine and Christiansburg Recreation Center presents the 2022 Health and Wellness Fair on Wednesday, September 21, […]
9/14: Cybersecurity CTF Game!
Want to learn Cybersecurity, hacking & defense.. while partaking in free food, drinks, free t-shirts, swag and valuable prizes? On the the afternoon and evening […]
Areal Flood Advisory Until 9 pm
At 706 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected within the advisory […]
9/10: Mt. Tabor Ruritan Fish Fry
Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will hold its last Fish Fry for 2022 on Saturday, September 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Slusser’s Chapel Picnic […]
Childs & Metzler Anniversary
We need your help. Someone in the community knows what happened to Heidi Childs and David Metzler the night they were murdered at Caldwell Fields […]