Plus: Christiansburg Town Council approves development request by one of its members.
NRV Zone
New River Valley Zone (Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Wythe, Floyd, Bland, Carroll, and Grayson)
Posted inNew River Valley
Flock cameras ditched in Christiansburg and Giles County as opposition grows
“We’re obviously in tune with public sentiments and the overwhelming sentiment is that Flock cameras are becoming a concern about being a violation of privacy,” said one official.
Posted inNew River Valley
Virginia Tech board adds pieces to on-campus student housing plan
New dorms and renovations to existing ones will be completed over the next nine years, according to the school’s schedule.
Posted inNew River Valley
Remote Area Medical is looking for volunteers for Pearisburg pop-up clinic
All types of healthcare professionals are needed to provide vision, dental and medical care.
Posted inRoanoke Valley
Virginia Tech: Sale of Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center ‘best positioned’ with current use
The university responded to a question about speculation over a casino.
Posted inEducation
Canvas is back in the classroom despite security concerns following hack
Experts say it likely isn’t feasible for local school divisions to build their own online learning platforms despite security concerns with third-party vendors.
Posted inEconomy
Tech Briefs: Cube Fest returns to Virginia Tech, tying music to technology
Plus: The Broadband Advisory Council meets next week.
Posted inNew River Valley
Community gathering to mark century anniversary of Wytheville lynching turns ‘tragedy … into triumph’
Raymond Byrd was pulled from the Wytheville jail and killed by a mob in August 1926. His murder was one of the last lynchings in the state.
Posted inNew River Valley
A Carroll County neighborhood flooded after a big rain. Some residents blame a nearby golf course dam.
The dam at Olde Mill Golf Club breached during an early-August rainstorm. The club hasn’t provided required emergency action plans or dam inspections to the state since 2006.
Posted inOpinion
Kennedy: Building the lunar economy at Virginia Tech
Whether ECLIPSE ultimately protects robotic explorers crossing the lunar south pole or inspires new energy-saving systems here on Earth, its selection sends an important message: some of tomorrow’s lunar economy is already being imagined in Blacksburg.
