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New River Valley Voices is now accepting poetry and prose submissions from NRV writers. Valley Voices is an all-volunteer group...

Saturday, Jan. 11:   Mount Tabor Ruritan Biscuit Breakfast Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will be serving up scratch-made biscuits topped...

Sweet senior Lillith has been at the Animal Care and Adoption Center since the end of September, and living outside...

Katie Ikenberry will graduate in the spring with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. It took almost a full...

According to a story on the homepage of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, Americans are buying more food but spending...

Opossums like the Virginia opossum are prone to frostbite on their hairless tails. Photo: Chris Helzer/The Nature Conservancy By Matthew...

RICHMOND—As the rate of national grain bin fatalities climbs, the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation urges Virginia farmers to follow safety...

Could stuttering be genetic? John Lemons – a 1960 Virginia Tech graduate with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering –...

Saturday, Jan. 11:   Mount Tabor Ruritan Biscuit Breakfast Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will be serving up scratch-made biscuits topped...

The weathered sign in front of the store tells of a friendly place to shop for 69 years. By Marty...