A look at football players in the Atlantic Coast Conference this spring who are poised to break out this fall: ATLANTIC DIVISION BOSTON COLLEGE ELIJAH ROBINSON, WR, Sr. — Robinson had two long catches during the spring game — including a 44-yard touchdown. After being converted from quarterback, the 6-foot-2, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate will consider a new state budget on May 14, nearly a month after the House sent its spending plans over. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Senate has yet to send two House budget bills to its Finance Committee for consideration. Senate Republican leaders […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Michael Vick’s second try for a football championship in Atlanta will come as a coach. Atlanta was announced on Wednesday as the choice to join Orlando as franchises in the new Alliance of American Football that will begin play next February. The Atlanta Alliance has hired former […]
The spring games are over, some more impressive than others, some didn’t happen at all, some brought great hope, some were disappointing. The old days of splitting the team equally and going to battle, the winner eating streak, the loser beans has passed with so much of the good stuff. […]
Glenn Lee “Buddy” Miles, Jr. 81 of Dublin, passed away Monday April 23rd 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving Family. Buddy was born March 22nd 1937 the son of the late Glenn Lee and Kathleen Rumburg Miles. He was also preceded in death by his Wife, Dollie Mae […]
Ronald Eugene Anders, age 74 of Max Meadows passed away Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Princeton Community Hospital, West Virginia. Born October 12,1943 in Fries, Virginia he was the son of the late Carlie Anders & Zelma Goad Anders. His wife, Joyce Friend Anders and sister & brother-in-law, Gloria […]
Mark your calendars today! The Claytor Lake Festival – the New River Valley’s official summertime kickoff event – is set for Saturday, June 9. Food, music, fun, fireworks and more!
A meeting is scheduled for April 26, 2018 at 7:00 pm in the Multi-Purpose Room on the first floor of the Montgomery County Government Center, located in Christiansburg. The room is across the hall from the Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Service. This is a very important meeting where changes to […]
Don’t miss a chance to see a great movie AND help local firefighters.
Radford, VA-The inaugural Rollin’ on the River Food Truck Rodeo is just one of many activities planned for April 28 in Radford. Over 25 food trucks are scheduled to serve specialty food and treats in Radford’s waterfront Bisset Park. The event is being sponsored by Thai This Express, the Radford […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has asked the federal government to make more than 200 low-income areas eligible for new tax breaks. Northam said last week that he’d nominated 212 so-called “opportunity zones” to the U.S. Department of Treasury. A new tax overhaul passed last year allows […]