Sands, who has been at the university’s helm for 12 years, is credited with helping to land Amazon’s HQ2 project for Virginia and strengthening Virginia Tech’s ties to Roanoke’s burgeoning biomedical sector.
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New River Valley Zone (Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Wythe, Floyd, Bland, Carroll, and Grayson)
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Guitar festival celebrates its 25th year of bringing musicians from around the globe to Radford
The Radford University International Guitar Festival, set for this Friday and Saturday, includes a baroque lutenist, plus Chinese performers and the guzheng, a plucked zither that originated 2,500 years ago.
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Real estate tax increase gets public hearing at Montgomery County board Thursday
The real estate and mobile home tax rate could rise from 76 to 81 cents per $100 of value.
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Writing group started by Nikki Giovanni 30 years ago will host its inaugural public reading in Blacksburg on April 13
“Old people all have stories,” said Giovanni.
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Montgomery school board considers $4 million in building fixes, better employee exit numbers Tuesday
The board will also review the division’s upcoming application for federal Perkins Act career and technical education grant funding.
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NRV spring spruce-up this week: Shred-a-thon, special plant sale and curbside debris collections
Shredding unwanted documents helps prevent identity theft.
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From stand-up paddleboarding and preschool gymnastics to fashion design and coding, NRV summer camp options abound.
Check out offerings in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Floyd, Pulaski and Radford.
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Proposed redistricting map splits Christiansburg between two congressional districts. Here are some other splits.
The current congressional map minimizes the number of localities divided between congressional districts. The proposed map increases them. Here are some of the ways localities in the western part of Virginia would be divided.
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Wythe County seeks community input on proposed zoning ordinance
A draft ordinance that would establish zoning in unincorporated areas for the first time will be discussed during a community meeting Monday.
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Volunteers plant over 2,400 trees in Blacksburg and Radford for the Big Plant
Planting trees has multigenerational benefits to a community’s well-being. The Big Plant has been planting trees to protect watersheds since 2019.
