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Radford-Giles football playoff game postponed

The Region C Division 2 football playoff game between Giles and Radford scheduled for Friday at Radford High School has been postponed until 7 p.m. Saturday due to heavy rain.

-- Robert Anderson

We have more weather updates here.

Giles-Radford rematch highlights football playoffs

A rematch between Giles and Radford highlights the first round of the high school football playoffs that begin on Friday. Other local teams set to play are Christiansburg and Narrows.

Eastern Montgomery, with its 8-2 record, was awarded a first-round bye.

For full slate of playoff action, click here.

Region C, Division 1
No. 6 Narrows (3-7) at No. 3 Bath County (6-4)
No. 5 Rural Retreat (3-7) at No. 4 Covington (6-4)
No. 1 Holston (9-1) and No. 2 Eastern Montgomery (8-2) have Week 1 byes

Region C, Division 2
No. 6 James River (5-5) at Fort Chiswell (9-1)
No. 5 Giles (6-4) at Radford (7-3)
No. 1 George Wythe (7-3) and No. 2 Chilhowie (7-3) have Week 1 byes

Region IV, Division 4
No. 6 Bassett (3-7) at No. 3 Christiansburg (7-3)
No. 5 Magna Vista (6-4) at No. 4 Carroll County (6-4)
No. 1 Salem (10-0) at No. 2 Hidden Valley (7-3) have Week 1 byes

Push for New River designation draws to close

A 17-year effort to bring National Wild and Scenic River designation to a 19.3-mile stretch of the New River (from Glen Lyn to Bluestone Lake in West Virginia) is nearing an end.

Public comment on a 194-page report ends this week. The Giles County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution of support at its Wednesday meeting. Public comment made be made then or here.

Comments on the report, and designation, at the federal level can be made to the U.S. National Park Service here.

The full report is here.

Giles wins state golf tournament; Radford golfer takes individual title

The Giles golf team won the state Group A golf tournament today while Zeke Shaffer of Radford won the individual title. We have details on our Pressbox sports blog.

H1N1 flu vaccinations begin at New River Valley schools

Vaccinations begin Wednesday for lower grades at five schools in the New River Health District — two elementary schools in Floyd County, two elementary/middle schools in Giles County and one elementary school in Montgomery County.

Reporter Duncan Adams has more on this story.

Giles schools re-open Wednesday

Narrows High School Principal Rex Gearhart confirmed that Giles County schools will reopen on Wednesday, a day after schools were shuttered because of a boil-water advisory. Students will continue in school through Thursday, but Friday and Monday are holidays already built into the academic calendar.

For more on the water situation in Giles, see this update from the newsroom of The Roanoke Times.

Giles County boil notice may last until Sept. 9 or 10

Clean water service is expected to be restored in Giles County Sept. 9 or 10, according to Roger Houck, interim director of the Giles County Public Service Authority.

Reporter Jeff Sturgeon has more details.

We had a previous post last night about the boil notice.

Boil notice issued for Giles County

Authorities in Giles County issued a water boil notice Monday afternoon because an equipment failure is allowing unfiltered water to enter the drinking stream in that area.

Click here for more details from the newsroom of The Roanoke Times.

Predict this week's high school foootball games

Think you've got what it takes to be a fearless forecaster? Match your predictions against the sports staff of The Roanoke Times -- and anyone else who wants to sign up in this year's edition of Varsity Forecasters.

The roster of games this week includes, of course, these New River Valley contests:
* Pulaski at Radford
* Christiansburg at Floyd
* Blacksburg at Giles
* Bath at Eastern Montgomery
* Craig at Auburn
* James Monroe at Narrows

Click here to sign up and make your picks. The deadline is 4 p.m. on Friday.

Photos from Narrows High School pre-season football

Narrows High School travelled to Botetourt County on Friday to play James River High School in a "benefit" game -- i.e., the high school equivalent of a pre-season game.

We have photos from the game from our community news publication in Botetourt, The Botetourt View (which is another way of saying you might see more photos of the James River side than the Narrows side.)

You can view the photos in the slideshow above or this gallery format.

For a brief account of the contest, see this post on The Botetourt View.

Do you have photos involving teams or players from the New River Valley? If so, you can share at newriver@roanoke.com

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