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Saturday, June 29: Blacksburg Farmers Market At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 8 a.m. - 2...
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Recognizing heat-related illness signs and symptoms
Photo by Pheelingsmedia / Adobe Stock via Virginia Tech While heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in...
Read moreLightning Safety Awareness Week: Keep yourself and your property safe
RICHMOND—With lightning five times hotter than the surface of the sun and reaching temperatures of 50,000°, the effects of a...
Read moreVirginia farmers brace for drought as hot, dry weather persists
RICHMOND—While summer drought conditions are not uncommon in pockets of Virginia, farmers statewide are expressing concern about the forecast. An...
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Jill’s Buddy Camps combine at Huckleberry Park for fun-filled day
Campers gather for a group photo after a fun day at Buddy Camp. Photo by Angelica Ramos. Angelica Ramos Contributing...
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Controlling timing of electrical pulses may offer promise for treating brain injury
Image courtesy of Adobe StockVirginia Tech scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have published a study in...
Read moreLocal municipalities vote to approve Opioid Abatement Agreement involving Kroger
Angelica Ramos Contributing Writer MONTGOMERY COUNTY- The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, the Christiansburg Town Council and the Blacksburg Town...
Read moreChristiansburg Town Council hears amendment on subdivisions
Angelica Ramos Contributing Writer CHRISTIANSBURG- The Christiansburg Town Council held a public hearing on June 25, 2024 regarding subdivisions of...
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Blacksburg to participate in Find Waldo scavenger hunt celebrating shopping locally
Angelica Ramos Contributing Writer BLACKSBURG- The Town of Blacksburg will be participating for the first time in the annual nationwide...
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Police department offers summertime crime prevention tips
Graphic courtesy of Pixabay RADFORD – The Radford City Police Department is offering tips to the public for preventing property...
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