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Virginia unveils statewide COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration system
Virginians may now pre-register for the COVID-19 vaccine online at vaccinate.virginia.gov or by calling 877-VAX-IN-VA. Gov. Ralph Northam announced the...
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Officer Micah Pasquarell honored as 2020 VT Police Officer of the Year
From left: Virginia Tech Police Deputy Chief Tony Haga, Officer of the Year Micah Pasquarell, and...
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Virginia 4-H partners with Google and Bill Nye ‘The Science Guy’ to take a mission to Mars
Emma Lloyd works with her Soaring Arrows 4-H Club to construct her Mars rover as part...
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VT professor urges state’s grain growers to watch for rapid price changes
BLACKSBURG—Speaking at the virtual 2021 Virginia Grain and Soybean Annual Conference, Dr. David Kohl, Virginia Tech professor emeritus of agricultural...
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Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh dies of cancer at 70
Rush Limbaugh will most be remembered by media scholars for the way he changed how people...
Read moreUpcoming Events:
Saturday, Feb. 20: American Red Cross Babysitter's Training For ages 11-15 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at...
Read moreChristiansburg Aquatic Center March aquatic fitness schedule
Warm Water Move and Soothe (Monday/Wednesday) Mondays and Wednesdays 10:30-11:30 a.m. March 1-17. Fee is $40 for residents, $50 for...
Read morePandemic sparks partnership between student broadcasters and virtual gaming
In the midst of a global pandemic, a new, invaluable relationship bloomed in Blacksburg between virtual gaming and sports journalism....
Read moreVirginia Department of Transportation road watch
The following is a list of forecasted highway projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District...
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Radford University President Brian Hemphill named president of Old Dominion
Radford University’s seventh president, Brian O. Hemphill, will become ODU’s ninth president later this year. Friday...
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