The county planning commission also will consider a subdivision plat and a rezoning request when it meets Wednesday.
NRV Zone
New River Valley Zone (Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Wythe, Floyd, Bland, Carroll, and Grayson)
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Montgomery County supervisors to vote on zoning changes, consider paving plan at Monday meeting
The board of supervisors also will vote on approving funds for a golf simulator at Auburn High School.
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NRV this week: Virginia Tech’s Board of Visitors meets Monday and Tuesday; Radford council meets Monday; Blacksburg and Christiansburg town councils meet Tuesday
The Floyd Town Council meeting originally scheduled for Thursday has been moved to next week.
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Blacksburg Town Council to hold public hearing on FY 2027 budget and increasing utility fees
The recommended budget includes a new Rescue Fund and fee hikes for water, sewer, trash and recycling services.
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Tim Sands to step down as president of Virginia Tech
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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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.
