News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Contract Awarded to Widen I-81
The Commonwealth Transportation Board at its April 22 meeting in Fredericksburg awarded a contract to widen about three miles of Interstate 81 in Roanoke County […]
Trains win photo contests
Joyce Sims of Radford won The Radford Photo Club April theme contest with a photo of a train crossing the New River below Glencoe Museum in […]
5/3: Virginia Fantastic Celebration
Virginia Fantastic is a brand-new anthology of 41 speculative flash fiction stories set across Virginia. Several contributors are from the New River Valley, including Arlen […]
5/5: The Beat Goes On
Come on out Tuesday, May 5th to sing along with our community choir, The Beat Goes On!! Our singers have been rehearsing all year, fine-tuning […]
6/19-20: Patchwork Quilters Jamboree
The Patchwork Quilters of Bluefield are excited to announce our 14th Annual Quilt Jamboree, taking place on Friday, June 19 (10 AM – 5 PM) […]
5/8 & 10: Fantasia and Beyond
The Blacksburg Community Symphony will present “Fantasia and Beyond” on Friday, May 8, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, May 10 at 3:00 p.m. at […]
Unattended Death Investigation
At approximately 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2026, the Blacksburg Police Department responded to a call regarding the well-being of an individual at 1404 […]
Fighting Waste, Fraud and Abuse
People in Virginia’s Ninth District and throughout our country believe that the government needs to be more efficient. They are right! Despite the federal government […]
Brush Mountain Trail Closure Maintenance: April 28
Beginning on Tuesday, April 28, crews with the New River Land Trust will complete maintenance on the following Brush Mountain trails: The upper portion of […]
Update on NRV Passenger Rail Project
In Christiansburg, contractors have substantially completed the sub-structure of the parking lot. The T-Wall, or Gravix Wall, is a heavy-duty concrete wall used to hold […]
Who was Paul Revere?
Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five; Hardly a man is […]
5/9: Mt. Tabor Ruritan Fish Fry
FISH FRY: Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will hold its May Fish Fry on Saturday, May 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Slusser’s Chapel Picnic […]