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An eye for decor

An eye for decor

Posted March 30, 2013

BLACKSBURG — Debbie Campbell walked throughout a large home in the Village at Tom’s Creek last week, adjusting pieces of ...

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The bunny basics

The bunny basics

Posted March 28, 2013

Plenty of people in the New River Valley are likely preparing for the passing visit of a certain bunny Sunday. If you’re planning ...

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New pizza joint opens in Radford

Posted March 26, 2013

RADFORD — Dozens of pizza lovers lined up to get one of the New River Valley’s most popular giant slices of pizza Saturday ...

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Volunteer set builder Bo Newcomb, right, clowns around with sophomore stage hand Dustin Andrews, left, while working on a stage set for the production of Sense and Sensibility at Christiansburg High School Tuesday.
Matt Gentry | The Roanoke Times

The framework of a volunteer

Posted March 24, 2013

Over the past two decades, hundreds of students have shined while acting, singing and dancing across the stage at Christiansburg ...

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New River Valley Rocketry Club members (front row, from left) Jason Duane and Adam Weisz and (back row, from left) Thomas Weeks, Jimmy Desposito, Bob Schoner, Kevin Shinpaugh and Cliff Reynolds. Photo by Mike Shaw, The Burgs

The sky’s the limit for new rocketry group

Posted March 23, 2013

BLACKSBURG — Dry erase boards covered in mathematical equations, not for the faint of heart, lined the walls of the Center ...

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Animal control Officer Adele Katrovitz (left) visits with Radford University student and artist Hannah Milam at the art reception.					   	        — Photos by Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times

Radford Animal Shelter receives a mural makeover

Posted March 23, 2013

RADFORD — When Hannah Milam and Erika Cuevas unveiled their latest work of art this week, it was received with howling applause, ...

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Virginia Tech Western Riders team members (from left) coach Shelby Turner, team captain Lauren Cabral, Abby Heitzman and Gwen Ferguson walk their mounts after practice in the indoor riding arena of Paris Mountain Stables in Catawba Valley.
— Matt Gentry, The Roanoke Times

Tech’s Western Riders gallop again

Posted March 17, 2013

CATAWBA — When Shelby Turner rode into town in the spring of 2012, she found the Virginia Tech Western Riders headed down an ...

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Members of Belmont Christian Church in Christiansburg went on a mission trip as part of Central Brazil Mission, founded by Earl (pictured) and Ruth Anne Haubner. Photo by Deborah Whitt

Church members volunteer in Brazil on medical boat

Posted March 16, 2013

CHRISTIANSBURG — In the middle of the muddy Amazon, a steel, barge-style boat navigated along the banks of Brazil. On board, ...

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Marjorie Lewter poses for a photo with one of her patients "Mercy Grace," a five-year old Border Collie. Photo by Mike Shaw | The Burgs.

Business Q&A with Marjorie Lewter of Holistic Veterinary Consultants

Posted March 14, 2013

Marjorie M. Lewter Family: A 12-year-old daughter Holistic Veterinary Consultants Business started: Blacksburg location opened ...

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Race is on for Blacksburg Inc.’s first-ever derby party

Posted March 7, 2013

With less than two weeks of winter remaining, horse racing fans around the country are counting down the days to the first Saturday ...

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The "Chillbillies" earned the right to take the first plunge of the day by raising over $7,500 for Special Olympics Virginia. Photo by Travis Williams/The Burgs

A frosty fundraiser for Special Olympics

Posted March 7, 2013

RADFORD — Batman, a couple of luchadores and the Radford men’s soccer team were among more than 300 people who decided that ...

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Supervisor Mary Biggs (right) presents Nannie B. Hairston with a plaque Sunday recognizing her many contributions to the community. Biggs and June Sayers nominated Hairston for the Strong Men & Women in Virginia History award.
— Photo by Mary Hardbarger, The Burgs

A familiar face in library exhibit

Posted February 28, 2013

A longtime Christiansburg resident and community activist is featured in a traveling exhibit at the Christiansburg library. Nannie ...

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Business Q&A with Lila Borge Wills of Possum Hollow Barkery

Business Q&A with Lila Borge Wills of Possum Hollow Barkery

Posted February 28, 2013

Name & Title: Lila Borge Wills, Owner Age: 40′s Family: Tom Wills, husband; five brothers and sisters; mother Business ...

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Elise (left) and Zach Epperly. | Photo courtesy of Elise Epperly

Mom has strong hold on wrestling tradition

Posted February 23, 2013

Since 2002, the name Epperly has been all but synonymous with wrestling success at Christiansburg High School. When Zach Epperly ...

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Julie Knobb (right) observes as Rhonda Hall undergoes the step test. Hall has signed up for the Christiansburg Aquatic Center’s new Swim Gym fitness program, which consists of a combination of strength-building exercises, using only body weight, and coached swimming. | Daniel Lin, Special to The Roanoke Times

Woman turns to new fitness program

Posted February 23, 2013

Correction (Feb. 25, 2013: 10:16 a.m.): Knopp was misspelled in a previous version of this story| Our ...

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Gary Johansen’s Blacksburg recreation league Wildcats team participated in the Special Olympics Regional Basketball Tournament on Sunday. Courtesy of Amy Stevens

Special Olympics’ lasting lessons

Posted February 21, 2013

Clarification: The Special Olympics team from Carroll County placed first against the Wildcats Sunday afternoon. Years from now, ...

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Bob Abraham, who photographed this white-breasted nuthatch, will be presenting a talk titled “A Year of New River Birds” as part of  the Christiansburg GBBC programming today at 3:30 p.m.

Community column: Join citizen-scientists counting flocks

Posted February 16, 2013

If you are a birder, or have one in your family, this weekend is like the Super Bowl come again. Feb. 15-18 is the Great Backyard ...

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First-grader Samantha Crenshaw has been reading to "Hoss" for three year now at the Radford Public Library. Photo by Mike Shaw | The Burgs.

Man’s best reading buddy

Posted February 16, 2013

RADFORD — In a side room at the Radford library, McHarg Elementary first-grader Samantha Crenshaw giggled as she read her book ...

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New River Computing's (left to right) Hansen Ball, Karen Loferski, and Jeff Wynn. Photo by Travis Williams/The Burgs.

Business Q&A: New River Computing

Posted February 15, 2013

Jeff Wynn Age: 44 Family: Wife, Lesa; four children New River Computing Business started: 2004 Location: 100 Hubbard St., Blacksburg; ...

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T. Marshall Hahn (left), Blacksburg Rotary Club's "Citizen of the Year" for 2012 stands with the club's Vocational Service Committee Chair, Tommy Loflin. Photo by Mike Shaw | The Burgs.

Hahn named Blacksburg Rotary’s Citizen of the Year

Posted February 15, 2013

BLACKSBURG – Former Virginia Tech president T. Marshall Hahn stood in front of about 100 Blacksburg Rotary Club members Thursday ...

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