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Sid Kingsley, a native of Branchville, Va., and a former music student at Radford University, became a fan favorite on...

The Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council launched its 2020-21 Girl Scout Cookie season Monday, Dec. 14. Girl Scouts are...

NRV Cares received a $4,000 grant from the NRV Community Foundation in the fall. Throughout the fall, the Community Foundation...

Saturday, Dec. 19:   Blacksburg Santa Tour 2020 Santa and a few of his Police, Fire, and Rescue friends will...

Santa Claus has decided to take a few hours away from the elves and reindeer to come and help the...

Richard Barnett told his wife not to get her hopes up when she learned a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket...

More than 2,600 Hokies will graduate on Friday during Virginia Tech’s fall commencement ceremony, which will be held virtually this...

Star gazers should mark their calendars for the winter solstice on December 21 to observe the rare alignment of Saturn...

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam was joined Monday by Kelly Sweet, Director of Pharmacy for the Bon Secours Health System, in...

The Town of Blacksburg puts up holiday decorations in the late 1970s. (This image from the News Messenger Collection and...