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Blacksburg business owner Alex Seeman and former business owner Alan Moore have recently used their connections in the community to raise money for Haiti.
Seeman, the current co-owner of DP Dough, Blacksburg’s new calzone shop, used his store as the venue for a Help for Haiti fund raiser, donating 15 percent of all net sales... »
Local businessmen give to Haiti
Blacksburg business owner Alex Seeman and former business owner Alan Moore have recently used their connections in the community to raise money for Haiti.
Seeman, the current co-owner of DP Dough, Blacksburg’s new calzone shop, used his store as the venue for a Help for Haiti fund raiser, donating 15 percent of all net sales... »
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Remains found are those of missing tech student
ALBEMARLE COUNTY – The search for missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington ended Tuesday when skeletal remains were found in a field about 10 miles south of Charlottesville, according to Virginia State Police. Morgan, 20, disappeared the night of Oct. 17 during a Metallica concert at the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena, about... »
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Gunman arrested after shooting in Christiansburg dentist’s office.
CHRISTIANSBURG — A woman sustained only minor injuries Tuesday after being held hostage by a man in a Christiansburg dentist’s office.
Christiansburg Police responded to the call from the dentist’s office on North Franklin Street at about 2:30 p.m. The caller reported a domestic situation between a female... »
Gunman arrested after shooting in Christiansburg dentist’s office
Gunman arrested after shooting in Christiansburg dentist’s office.
CHRISTIANSBURG — A woman sustained only minor injuries Tuesday after being held hostage by a man in a Christiansburg dentist’s office.
Christiansburg Police responded to the call from the dentist’s office on North Franklin Street at about 2:30 p.m. The caller reported a domestic situation between a female... » COMMENTS
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Skeletal remains discovered in Albemarle County
Skeletal remains discovered in Albemarle County RICHMOND – Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Police are currently on the scene of the discovery of skeletal remains in Albemarle County. State police were notified at 9:59 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, by an Albemarle County resident of the discovery. At this time, the remains and scene... »COMMENTS
[...] Skeletal remains discovered in Albemarle County: Virginia State Police and Albemarle County Police are currently on the scene of ...
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BLACKSBURG – Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Virginia Tech students, faculty and staff members are teaming up to spruce up day care centers throughout the New River Valley.
The university’s Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships is sending out teams of volunteers to help the region’s daycare centers. The 2010 Martin Luther King... »
VT volunteers team up to paint, repair daycare centers
BLACKSBURG – Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Virginia Tech students, faculty and staff members are teaming up to spruce up day care centers throughout the New River Valley.
The university’s Center for Student Engagement and Community Partnerships is sending out teams of volunteers to help the region’s daycare centers. The 2010 Martin Luther King... »
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CHRISTIANSBURG – Friends, family and community members got together at the Christiansburg Armory Thursday to say goodbye to a company of local soldiers as they prepared to leave for Iraq.
The Army National Guard Charlie Company 1-116th, based out the Armory, comprises 60 soldiers and is headed by Capt. Brandon Lindsey. Its soldiers are mainly... »
Local soldiers deploy for Iraq
CHRISTIANSBURG – Friends, family and community members got together at the Christiansburg Armory Thursday to say goodbye to a company of local soldiers as they prepared to leave for Iraq.
The Army National Guard Charlie Company 1-116th, based out the Armory, comprises 60 soldiers and is headed by Capt. Brandon Lindsey. Its soldiers are mainly... » COMMENTS
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BLACKSBURG – The final Hokie Heroes for Virginia Tech’s 2009-2010 football season were honored at Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve, where the Hokies took on Tennessee.
The two Hokie Heroes honored during the Bowl game are Tech Corps of Cadets alumni Capt. Gary Grassi, United States Army, who earned a degree in... »
Hokie heroes honored at bowl game
BLACKSBURG – The final Hokie Heroes for Virginia Tech’s 2009-2010 football season were honored at Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta on New Year’s Eve, where the Hokies took on Tennessee.
The two Hokie Heroes honored during the Bowl game are Tech Corps of Cadets alumni Capt. Gary Grassi, United States Army, who earned a degree in... »
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Ride Solutions is just shy of having 1,000 participants in its database, according to Program Director Jeremy Holmes.
That means that almost 1,000 people are carpooling to work every day in the New River Valley and Roanoke areas. On top of that, Ride Solutions is serving approximately 40,000 people indirectly by providing information to them... »
Ride Solutions nears thousandth participant
Ride Solutions is just shy of having 1,000 participants in its database, according to Program Director Jeremy Holmes.
That means that almost 1,000 people are carpooling to work every day in the New River Valley and Roanoke areas. On top of that, Ride Solutions is serving approximately 40,000 people indirectly by providing information to them... »
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY – New River Valley residents are doing their part to lift spirits during the Christmas season at the Fort Hood military base this year.
As of Tuesday, growers across the NRV contributed 250 evergreen trees to the Trees for Troops program, which gives real Christmas trees to members of the military stationed in... »
NRV growers donate trees for troops
MONTGOMERY COUNTY – New River Valley residents are doing their part to lift spirits during the Christmas season at the Fort Hood military base this year.
As of Tuesday, growers across the NRV contributed 250 evergreen trees to the Trees for Troops program, which gives real Christmas trees to members of the military stationed in... »
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CHRISTIANSBURG – The U.S. Census Bureau officially set up shop in Christiansburg Wednesday during an opening ceremony for its local office in the Oak Tree complex.
Local officials, census representatives, and special guest keynote speaker Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. attended the event. The Christiansburg-based census office will serve 18 counties: Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson,... »
Christiansburg Census office now open
CHRISTIANSBURG – The U.S. Census Bureau officially set up shop in Christiansburg Wednesday during an opening ceremony for its local office in the Oak Tree complex.
Local officials, census representatives, and special guest keynote speaker Dr. James I. Robertson, Jr. attended the event. The Christiansburg-based census office will serve 18 counties: Bland, Buchanan, Carroll, Dickenson,... »
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