Archive for December, 2011

By Pat Brown Correspondent Among your New Year’s resolutions, you may want to promise yourself that you will make a visit to the Montgomery County Museum and Lewis Miller Regional Art Center at 300 South Pepper Street in Christiansburg. Located in a quiet residential part of town, the museum has fascinating collections and displays,... »

ROANOKE - Before Halloween has even arrived the stores begin filling with decorations and gifts for the upcoming Christmas season.  Americans spent $15.8 billion dollars on new decorations in 2005 alone.  Since that time more and more yards have become decorated with a variety of blow-up decorations.  Items which range from motorcycle riding Santas, scenes... »

VINTON–One of the goals Vinton Police Chief Ben Cook has for his department is to keep up with advances in technology. Master Sergeant Jimmy Testerman is contributing to the realization of that goal by the improvements he is making to the Vinton Police Department website. When officers are up for promotion, they are asked... »

Signs of Christmas could be found all around Radford City. Here are a few examples of what could be found around the city. Photos submitted by Bryant Altizer »

Individual attention, structured activities, playtime, naptime, cubbies for personal belongings, informal diagnostic testing, daily progress reports. It sounds like the ideal place to leave your child for the day. In fact, according to the staff at Vinton’s Field of Dreams Doggie Day School, it’s the perfect place for your dog. Located on Jackson Avenue... »

CATAWBA – It’s Christmas all year long at Brenda and John Starkey’s home in Catawba. They live with hundreds of his hand-carved Santas who stand on shelves, perch over doorways, on mantels and, of course, hang on the family’s Christmas tree. And then there is John Starkey’s workshop. In The Woodshed Carving Shop that... »

Blacksburg | December 2011 Submitted by Jon Fleming Once again this year, ornate trees sponsored by local businesses and organizations line the hallway at the Inn at Virginia Tech. »

VINTON–Vinton Town Council met in Chambers on December 20 for their regular third Tuesday session. The main item on the agenda was consideration of a request from Appalachian Power Company to purchase several rights of way and easements on property owned by the Town in order to complete the Huntington Court Transmission Line.  This... »

VINTON—The communities of Vinton, Mount Pleasant, and Bonsack celebrated the holiday season in many ways this week, from performing in Christmas programs, to decorating, to playing Santa to the less fortunate.                                              ... »

VINTON–Vinton Chamber of Commerce President Sabrina Weeks invites revelers to usher in the New Year in Vinton this year. “We hope people will join us for a fun-filled evening of celebration as the Town of Vinton and the Vinton Chamber of Commerce rings in the New Year. Last year was a memorable event; please... »