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Public pulse: NRV government news - roanoke.com
Montgomery County
What: School board forum
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Where: Christiansburg Middle School, 1205 Buffalo Drive N.W., Christiansburg
On the agenda: Introduction of the three superintendent candidates and a question-and-answer session with attendees.
Safe Haven opens Christiansburg center - roanoke.com
| Shawna Morrison
shawna.morrison@roanoke.com, 381-1665
Less than two years after Safe Haven Child Visitation Centers of the New River Valley opened the doors of its Pulaski site, the nonprofit has branched out to Christiansburg.
All aboard in Christiansburg: Blacksburg Transit expands bus routes - roanoke.com
| Sharla Bardin
sharla.bardin@roanoke.com, 381-1669
CHRISTIANSBURG -- The field trip isn't scheduled until next week, but the excitement is already present.
Evaluation could delay Zhu's trial - roanoke.com
CHRISTIANSBURG -- A former Virginia Tech student charged with killing a fellow student on campus last year will undergo another psychological evaluation, which may delay his February trial.
County narrows superintendent candidates to 3 - roanoke.com
| Anna L. Mallory
anna.mallory@roanoke.com, 381-8627
Florida Today
Tech to test alert system Monday - roanoke.com
| Tonia Moxley
tonia.moxley@roanoke.com, 381-1675
Virginia Tech plans to conduct a partial test of its VT Alerts system at 10 a.m. Monday.
Pulaski Co. student to cook with Food Network star - roanoke.com
| Anna L. Mallory
anna.mallory@roanoke.com, 381-8627
DUBLIN -- A Pulaski County High School student is traveling to Norfolk today to take part in a Food Network event there.
Montgomery school official nixes penalty - roanoke.com
Montgomery County's interim superintendent recommends that no disciplinary action be taken against any employee now that the school system's investigation into Standards of Learning irregularities at Eastern Montgomery High School is complete.
Finalists to be named in superintendent search - roanoke.com
| Anna L. Mallory
Red Cross consolidates offices in Radford - roanoke.com
| Sharla Bardin
Portion of New River Trail closed until May - roanoke.com
A portion of the New River Trail State Park that runs through Galax will be closed until May 1 to restore a tunnel.
The affected section is from milepost 39.8 (Fries Junction) to milepost 42.3 (Gambetta Road), according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation.
Blacksburg artist takes her cues from nature - roanoke.com
| Amy Matzke-Fawcett
amy.matzke-fawcett@roanoke.com, 381-1674
BLACKSBURG -- The title of a new exhibition neatly sums up the work: "On the Move."
Montgomery Co. expects $2.8 million shortfall next year - roanoke.com
| Sharla Bardin
sharla.bardin@roanoke.com, 381-1669
CHRISTIANSBURG -- Montgomery County leaders will soon consider some tough scenarios to deal with an estimated budget shortfall of $2.8 million for next year.
Radford cleans up after water line break - roanoke.com
| Shawna Morrison
shawna.morrison@roanoke.com, 381-1665
RADFORD -- Water service could be back to normal today after a water main break affected homes and businesses throughout a large part of west Radford on Monday and Tuesday.
Blacksburg police seek robbery suspects - roanoke.com
Blacksburg police are investigating the armed robbery of a business late Monday night.
A man and a woman, both wearing jeans, sweatshirts and black ski masks, went inside a business in the 800 block of University City Boulevard just after 11 p.m., Blacksburg police Lt. Joe Davis said in a news release.
RU Science Day: Getting youngsters hooked on science - roanoke.com
| Anna L. Mallory
anna.mallory@roanoke.com, 381-8627
More than 100 Christiansburg Middle School students were treated to floating beach balls, glowing rocks and a peek at the night sky, all while indoors.
