Draper-Aden shows Blacksburg the world beneath our feet
In sun and the spanking gale whipping across the grass and gravel of the Old Blackburg Middle School site, a...
Smiles and stinks as Blacksburg Town Council shapes its progressive history
Important ordinances that will build low-income housing downtown and define how Blacksburg residents will hold protests and public assemblies were...
Draper-Aden and futuristic equipment to seek OBMS time capsule
The red oak on Blacksburg’s Main Street marks the spot where the old Blacksburg Middle School once stood. That handsome...
Town council receives an olive branch from Montgomery County
The refreshment and renewal of spring was the theme at last week’s Blacksburg Town Council meeting as Montgomery County...
With SwiftStart, parents and children are winning the race in the NRV
Despite a strong work ethic and adequate educational foundation, the cost of job training coupled with the scheduling...
Rainwater reuse trickles into Blacksburg
Pushed by the cost of stormwater management mandates and pulled by environmental responsibility, two Blacksburg developments have adopted “rainwater reuse.”...
Virginia’s 4 p.m. burning law goes into effect
Each year, from Feb. 15 to April 30, no burning is permitted before 4 p.m. “if the fire is within...
Clean water never takes a day off
As the muddy washboard of Crab Creek Road winds through yellow pasture and down to the chain-link fence, concrete settling...
Time and trees: Lost in Blacksburg
Blacksburg Middle School students buried a time capsule in 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial, and it has yet to be...
Library begins new traditions at this year’s tree lighting festivities
Liz Kirchner communitynews@ourvalley.org Photos by Liz KirchnerOn a rainy winter night, with the lights of the American Legion beyond,...