Rescue workers responded to a drowning Saturday afternoon on the New River along Parrott River Road.
Virginia Tech’s Moss Arts Center presents two solo exhibitions featuring the work of artists Namwon Choi and Shin-il Kim. The exhibitions open with a reception on Thursday, Jan. 27, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Grand Lobby of center, which is located at 190 Alumni Mall.
Floyd Center for the Arts’ official Call to Artists for the third Floyd Plein Air Biennial is still accepting applications until Feb. 14.
Literacy Volunteers of the New River Valley welcomed Ginny Ritenour Ayers as its new executive director Jan. 10.
The local chapter of the 100+ Women Who Care of the New River Valley recently donated $10,625 to the member-selected organization, Montgomery Museum of Art & History in Christiansburg.
Amy Slone, associate director of development for the Warm Hearth Foundation, received the Individual Outstanding Community Service Award from the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce at their annual meeting Dec. 2.
A number of readers thought I went a bit overboard in defending Reps. Ben Cline, R-Botetourt, or Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, from slings and arrows in recent Letters to the Editor. A few got the joke, though.
The Rotary Club of Christiansburg-Blacksburg presented its 2021 Citizen of the Year Award to Debbie Sherman-Lee via Zoom ceremony at their April 12th meeting. She was honored for her many years of volunteer involvement which have made Christiansburg and the New River Valley a better place to…
Family and friends delivered daffodils for seniors at a Blacksburg nursing home.
A number of readers thought I went a bit overboard in defending Reps. Ben Cline, R-Botetourt, or Morgan Griffith, R-Salem, from slings and arrows in recent Letters to the Editor. A few got the joke, though.
Seven members of the Country Kids 4-H Club participated in Virginia Tech’s Block & Bridle Virtual Judging and Hippology contests in February.
This winter, the local Toys for Tots chapter presented a plaque to the New River Valley Home Builders Association in appreciation of the organization’s support.
Gary Hunt had estimated he'd earn $400 in sales proceeds to donate to Kids Soar, a literacy program for disadvantaged youths. Instead, he nearly tripled that.
The university is holding numerous commencement exercises over the span of days this year.
Dispatched to the 100 block of Campbell Ave. S.E. at 1: 05 a.m. Sunday, Roanoke police found the man on the ground in a parking lot in the area.
Volvo Trucks North America's latest electric truck model to travel the Interstate 81 corridor from the New River Valley to Roanoke was celebrated at the Pulaski County plant on Monday. Officials from Volvo and partners Nacarato Truck Centers and Camrett Logistics - along with county leaders …
In a separate filing, the Roanoke County School Board and six current or former administrators at Northside High School also sought dismissal of the case.
A interior sprinkler system helped to douse a Monday morning fire at an apartment complex, according to Roanoke County emergency services.
Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1970s in Virginia using data from the Social Security Administration.
After three centuries, the earth reveals its secrets slowly.
What has been called one of the most important guitars in the history of American music is now on display at Bristol’s Birthplace of Country Music Museum.
DANVILLE — Eight people were shot — one fatally — at a large party early Sunday morning in the Sutherlin community of Pittsylvania County, authorities report.
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The Roanoke Times and multiple advertisers are sponsoring day camp slots for two children a week for three consecutive weeks in July. The Discover Day Camp at Camp Roanoke in Roanoke County is a weeklong day camp for rising second to fifth graders including archery, climbing tower, team building initiatives, environmental education, canoeing (ages 9+), hiking, field games, and a wide range of other activities.
At 5:30 p.m., an E-911 call directed police to man with a gunshot wound near the intersection of Dupree Street and Blaney Avenue.
The Virginia attorney general's office says it will not challenge a recent appeals court ruling that exonerated David Wayne Kingrea.
Aaron Stephenson King, 45, of Roanoke County, was charged on June 18 with misdemeanor indecent exposure and obscene sexual display, police said Monday.
At approximately 11 p.m., police said they received reports of shots fired and a person with a gunshot wound in the 900 block of Kellogg Ave. in the city's northwest quadrant.
The continued call for vouchers bears similarities to other debates in the country, state and even Southwest Virginia, where largely conservative parents and community members have gone to various lengths to push for policy changes within school systems they argue aren’t upholding their values.
Todd Brewster becomes Blacksburg's police chief on July 1.
The board of supervisors voted last week not to join the authority after much discussion and answers from county Attorney Stephen Durbin.
A few readers wrote and called the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol a partisan witch hunt. Meanwhile, dozens of others filled my inbox expressing outrage about what they've learned in then committee's recent hearings.