News
Baro building bonds, busting the bad guys
It’s a question that police officer Chris Kodsi answers almost every time he’s in public with his partner. And on a recent ...
Hearing on Blacksburg development delayed as town continues to question plan
The debate over the plan for the old Blacksburg Middle School site may only be beginning. Read ...
Radford Theatre sold to businessmen
The city’s single-screen movie house is now looking to the future. Read ...
Franklin County supervisors vote to add $300,000 to school funding
Former school board Chairman Ed Jamison congratulated the Franklin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday for taking “the first ...
Features
Masters at work
CHRISTIANSBURG — Although the New River Valley Garden Tour is more than a month away, gardeners are already hard at work preparing ...
Bobcats celebrate with former champs
RADFORD — The Radford boys’ basketball team celebrated their 2013 Group A Division 2 championship alongside some like-minded ...
Girl Scouts peek into the past
CHRISTIANSBURG —This year marks the 101st anniversary of the Girl Scouts, and thanks to a local troop, artifacts from many ...
Learning from the fruits of their labor
BLACKSBURG — Two Blacksburg boys are making history, and a little bit of juice, at the Blacksburg Farmers Market this spring. Brothers ...
Sports
Photos: Dayspring girls’ soccer finishes 3rd in state
The Dayspring varsity girls’ soccer team finished a strong season last weekend by winning the VACA state consolation game ...
Eddie Yeatts Memorial Golf Tournament to be held June 24 in Blacksburg
The fourth-annual Eddie Yeatts Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Monday, June 24 at Blacksburg Country Club. The fundraiser ...
‘In the Zone’: Saluting the performances of the fall/winter bowling season
Photo: Following in Dad’s footsteps
Robby Rakes and son Pierce, 6, ran in the 2013 MANNAthon 5K race at Fallon Park on May 18. Robby placed third in his age group ...
Schools
NRCC to offer SAT prep course in Christiansburg
A preparation course for the SAT (the college admission test) will be offered at New River Community College’s site at the New ...
St. John Neumann Academy students sponsor 2nd-annual blood drive
According to the American Red Cross website, every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood, and more than 44,000 blood donations ...
Paparazzi photos from the Radford prom
Our paparazzi photo crew was at the Radford prom on Saturday and here are some of the people who stepped onto the red carpet. Click ...
Ceremony honors former Kipps Elementary teacher
More than 500 current and former students, colleagues, family members and friends gathered outside Kipps Elementary School on ...
Community
Memorial Day closures and garbage collection in Christiansburg
Christiansburg Town Hall will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. Town Hall will reopen at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, ...
Travel delays expected due to Virginia 8 road improvements
Road improvements began on Monday, May 20, to Virginia 8 in Riner to prepare for the opening of the new Auburn High School. The ...
Sheila Miles receives 2012 Good Neighbor Award from NRVAR
Sheila Miles, a Virginia licensed, real estate agent with Long & Foster Real Estate Inc., in Blacksburg, was recently named ...
Photo: Angel and Thunder
Six-year-old Angel gets a nuzzle from newborn Thunder. Thunder is a registered miniature horse. He was born on Mother’s ...
Events
Author Rosalie Turner to speak at library Wednesday, May 22
The Christiansburg Library will host a presentation titled: “March with Me: An Important Event in the Civil Rights Movement” ...
A-Z Family Center in Pulaski to host gospel singing event May 17
A-Z Family Center is hosting an evening of country Christian music with Steve and Joyce Holcomb tonight, May 17, at 7 p.m. Doors ...
Dublin High School to celebrate “Nifty Fifties” class reunion June 22
On June 22, Dublin High school alumni will gather from near and far for the “Nifty Fifties” reunion held at NRCC’s ...
Radford to hold Ride in Silence May 15
The Sixth Annual Ride in Silence will be held Wednesday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m. in Radford to honor those who have been hurt or killed ...
Entertainment
Top Tix: Upcoming music events in the NRV (May 23-25)
Tad Dickens, The Roanoke Times’ music reporter, shares his top picks for weekend music events. TONIGHT The Mixtapes With ...
Top Tix: Upcoming music events in the NRV (May 16-22)
Tad Dickens, The Roanoke Times’ music reporter, shares his top picks for weekend music events. TONIGHT The Movement With ...
Higher Ed
Hilary Smith of Blacksburg graduates from Juniata College
More than 300 seniors were awarded Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees on Saturday, May 18, during ceremonies marking ...
James Akers of Christiansburg graduates from VMI
James Edward Akers of Christiansburg graduated with distinction with a 3.68 GPA from the Virginia Military Institute on May 16. – ...
Evan Gregg of Blacksburg graduates from University of Michigan
Blacksburg’s Evan Gregg graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in neuroscience from the University of Michigan ...
Bluefield College honors NRV students for academic excellence
Bluefield College recognized dozens of outstanding students for academic excellence during its year-end Honors Convocation on ...
Opinion
Better machines, better elections
Some Montgomery County voters will go back to the future when they cast ballots in the June 11 Democratic Party primary. Voters ...
State still cuts Montgomery schools short
by Michael Sluss Wendell Jones had something to get off his chest Tuesday night before the Montgomery County School Board ...
State leaders have a duty to Virginia Tech
Give Gov. Bob McDonnell credit for making higher education funding a priority in his administration and following through on his ...
