Above: the Community Foundation of the New River Valley team celebrates the 2025 GiveLocalNRV Giving Day with partners from Buzz4Good and the Lyric Theatre. Blacksburg, Virginia; March 25, 2026: Sign-up is open for the 13th annual online GiveLocalNRV Giving Day at givelocalnrv.org. Hosted by the Community Foundation of […]
NRV Leading Lights is actively seeking volunteer award nominations from across the New River Valley (NRV) for the 2025-2026 year. Leading Lights awards are focused on the impact of a volunteer’s work and leadership. The website is open to accept nominations for the 18th annual awards. The nomination deadline is […]
Staff Report The Pulaski County Lady Cougars have opened their 2026 softball campaign with a 1-2 record so far. The Cougars walloped Carroll County last Friday in their season opener, 17-9. Then the Cougars dropped both their games last weekend in a jamboree in Salem – 3-1 to Amherst and […]
After finishing last year as the Class 1A Runner-up in the State the Fort Chiswell Varsity Baseball Team looks to be pretty solid again this year as they have opened the season with three decisive victories over Bland 14-2, Mount Airy 9-3, and Richlands 8-3. Senior Spencer Moser, Sophomore Owen […]
Staff Report Pulaski County’s varsity baseball team got off on the right foot last Friday, winning its season opener at Carroll County, 4-0. Cade Souder led the Cougars at the plate, getting singles in the first and third innings followed by a home run in the seventh. He scored three […]
From Virginia Tech Dying Easter eggs is an age-old tradition, but many Americans are looking for a more natural way to get those signature pastel colors, particularly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent push for fewer synthetic dyes in food. Melissa Wright, director of Virginia Tech’s Food Producer Technical Assistance Network in the College of Agriculture and Life […]
F-U-N: Literacy NRJoyful Scrabble tournament participants enjoy food and wine while supporting literacy in the New River Valley. Annual event engaging way to secure crucial funding for adult education CHRISTIANSBURG — Dust off your dictionaries and get ready for a night of great fun and food for a great […]
SALEM — With a weekend full of racing, drivers should expect an increased volume of traffic in the vicinity of Martinsville Speedway on Friday, March 27, Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29. For the NASCAR race being held on Sunday, March 29, the Virginia Department of Transportation encourages race […]
The Pulaski County School Board will have a budget work session on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. at the Pulaski County School Board Office. The meeting will be streamed live on the PCPS YouTube Channel Livestream. The agenda is posted at: this link Teresa Porter, Assistant Director of Finance Pulaski County School Board
Thijs De Ridder led UVA with 22 points. (Virginiasports.com) UVA finished with a 30-6 record after losing 79-72 to Tennessee in an NCAA tournament second-round game at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia By Jeff White (jwhite@virginia.edu) VirginiaSports.com PHILADELPHIA — For the Virginia Cavaliers, a wildly successful season ended sooner than they […]
If granted, injunction would have forced Pulaski County to renew making payments to city By MIKE WILLIAMS Patriot Publishing The continuing dispute between Pulaski County and the City of Radford over a decades-old revenue sharing agreement took another turn Friday. Following a hearing in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Judge Bradley […]
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service DARLINGTON, S.C.—It’s almost impossible to keep a good man down—when you’re on the kind roll Tyler Reddick is enjoying, that is. Overcoming a succession of issues inside his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, Reddick delivered a convincing victory in Sunday’s Goodyear 400 […]