Welcome to New River Valley News

Pulaski County Offers Online Permitting System

Pulaski County Administration is pleased to announce that a new online permitting system is now available to the public. The Energov Citizen Self Service Portal offers a “one stop shop” to apply for, track, and manage both permits and plans.… Read the rest

9/5: Magical Movie Music

Blue Ridge Vocal Connection, a local chorus based in Blacksburg, VA will be performing a FREE concert of iconic songs from the silver screen, “Magical Movie Music”. The concert will be on Sunday, September 5, at 4 pm at the… Read the rest

10/2: Go Pulaski County Service Day

GO PULASKI COUNTY – a county-wide service day event – is being held on Saturday, October 2. Fourteen projects are slated to be worked on in Fairlawn, Dublin, and Pulaski, and we are needing around 130 volunteers to make each… Read the rest

Fall registration for VT’s Lifelong Learning Institute

The Lifelong Learning Institute at Virginia Tech is accepting registrations beginning September 7 for the Fall 2021 term. LLI courses for Fall will be offered online (10 courses) OR in person (16 courses) – something for everyone! As a member… Read the rest

Police seek help identifying body

On Sunday, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Radford City Police Department and Radford City Fire Department responded to the New River in the area of Viscoe Rd. in reference to a body that had been located in the river by two… Read the rest

Great Little Park on Main Ground Breaking

Downtown Christiansburg, Inc. (DCI), in conjunction with Great Road on Main, will be breaking ground on the first phase of construction for Great Little Park on Main, located at 100 West Main Street in Christiansburg, Virginia. The groundbreaking will take… Read the rest

No to a Second Death Tax

Benjamin Franklin famously noted that “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” He never said those two certainties needed to go hand in hand. That came later with the imposition of the death tax, also known as… Read the rest

Kaine to visit NRV on Wednesday

On Wednesday, Senator Tim Kaine will hold a roundtable with the New River Valley Workforce Development Board to learn more about their workforce development initiatives to meet the workforce needs of the employers in the region. In February, Kaine reintroduced… Read the rest

Certificate of Honorable Discharge provided after 155 years.

Record Corrected for Union Soldier in Civil War

A request to the United States Army for a correction to the military record of United States Colored Soldier Thomas Fraction, who fought for the Union during the Civil War, was granted on July 7th, 2021. Thomas was a Civil… Read the rest

Blacksburg Wins the Mayors Innovative Design Cohort

Today we are excited to announce that the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia is one of three cities to win a spot in the Mayors Innovative Design Cohort. The Cohort is a national partnership between the American Institute of Architects and… Read the rest

New River Valley COVID-19 and Vaccine Update

There continues to be significant news and discussion about the Delta variant in our region and across the country. Here’s what we know: Delta Variant in the NRV Our region, as expected, continues to face our Delta surge. We expect… Read the rest

Kaine Statement on Kabul Airport Attack

Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC), released the following statement regarding the attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan: “I am closely monitoring the horrific… Read the rest

«‹ 3 4 5 6 ›»