News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
USPS to raise mailing rates for holidays
Starting next week, the United States Postal Service is boosting its prices for the 2025 holiday season. Officials say these adjustments are needed to help […]
Governor Signs Executive Directive 14
Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Directive 14, Directing the Promulgation of Regulations to Secure the Health, Safety, Privacy, Dignity and Respect for All Virginians in […]
Build Her Dreams Bed Build
The New River Valley Home Builders Association’s Women in Building Committee proudly held the second annual “Build Her Dreams Bed Build,” an impactful community service […]
Making America Safer!
A core tenet of making America safe is securing our land and maritime borders. That means reversing the Biden-Harris open border policies that unleashed an […]
$500,000 Grant for Regional Workforce Development
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Foundation, whose board is based in Radford, Virginia, a $500,000 grant for […]
10/3-5: Craftsmen’s Fall Classic Festival
38th Annual of Roanoke’s favorite Fall event, and one of the country’s most highly acclaimed, award-winning series of indoor fine art and craft festivals. Voted […]
Trump announces Pfizer agreement for drug pricing
ADVANCING MOST-FAVORED-NATION PRICING: Today, President Donald J. Trump announced the first agreement with a major pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, to bring American drug prices in line with […]
Griffith Presides over Pro Forma Session of House
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 – U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) took to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives to preside over a Pro […]
Radford residents win photo contests
Debbie Ring of Radford won The Radford Photo Club’s September challenge, Friendship, with a photo at a local barn. “Just by chance, I had my […]
2025 Regional Impact Awards
Onward New River Valley proudly presented the 2025 Regional Impact Awards to Patton Logistics and Luna Labs at its Annual Investor Appreciation and Awards Dinner on […]
Drone Service Hours to be Extended
Listen to this article:Your browser does not support the audio element.0:000:00From now until early October, Wing is launching a pilot in Christiansburg to extend delivery […]
Virginia’s Talent Accelerator Program ranked #1 in the US
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Virginia’s workforce training program is ranked No. 1 in the United States in Area Development’s Top States for Doing Business […]