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You may have gotten a special delivery in your mailbox this week, in the form of a postcard from the postal system and a plastic bag. These items are in effort to feed the hungry. On Saturday, May 12, leave that bag in your mailbox, with a few non-perishable items of food inside. If... »
Postal carriers to collect canned items
You may have gotten a special delivery in your mailbox this week, in the form of a postcard from the postal system and a plastic bag. These items are in effort to feed the hungry. On Saturday, May 12, leave that bag in your mailbox, with a few non-perishable items of food inside. If... »
News Messenger, Newspapers, Radford News Journal, Softball, Sports, Uncategorized
Eastern Montgomery drops TRD softball opener
Radford pitcher Nikki Brewer threw a four-hitter and led the Bobcats’ 14-hit attack as Radford defeated Eastern Montgomery 11-1 in a five inning Three Rivers District opener for both teams Tuesday afternoon. Brewer, who flirted with a one-hit shutout, struck out eight straight Mustangs and finished the game with 12 strikeouts while walking none... »
FEATURES, News Messenger, Uncategorized 
By Pat Brown Correspondent Five girls at Eastern Montgomery High School are preparing to compete as one of the top six teams in the nation in the field of Family and Consumer Science. Their knowledge and skills have earned them a chance at a national title when they travel to compete in Orlando this... »
East Mont group has sights on Orlando
By Pat Brown Correspondent Five girls at Eastern Montgomery High School are preparing to compete as one of the top six teams in the nation in the field of Family and Consumer Science. Their knowledge and skills have earned them a chance at a national title when they travel to compete in Orlando this... »
FEATURES, News Messenger, Newspapers, Uncategorized 
When David Diaz, a Boy Scout from Troop 44, was looking for his final Eagle Scout community service project, he wanted to do something that would impact people’s lives in a positive way. He decided to develop a permanent donation process to collect new and lightly used shoes for families and individuals in need... »
Scout supplies shoes for the needy
When David Diaz, a Boy Scout from Troop 44, was looking for his final Eagle Scout community service project, he wanted to do something that would impact people’s lives in a positive way. He decided to develop a permanent donation process to collect new and lightly used shoes for families and individuals in need... »
FEATURES, News Messenger, Radford News Journal 
By Marty Gordon RADFORD – Lurking below the depths of Claytor Lake is a fast-moving aquarium plant, and a biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is worried about how much of the lake is being swallowed up by the “water kudzu”–commonly known as Hydrilla. The plant hampers swimming, and tangles... »
Water kudzu attacking Claytor Lake
By Marty Gordon RADFORD – Lurking below the depths of Claytor Lake is a fast-moving aquarium plant, and a biologist with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is worried about how much of the lake is being swallowed up by the “water kudzu”–commonly known as Hydrilla. The plant hampers swimming, and tangles... »
FEATURES, News Messenger 
By Pat Brown Correspondent When a large room at the YMCA Thrift Shop in Blacksburg opened for this week, it had been transformed into a glamorous boutique full of formal gowns and glamorous accessories. It is called the Cinderella Project, and it has been donating free prom outfits to local high school girls for... »
Cinderella Project makes prom dreams come true
By Pat Brown Correspondent When a large room at the YMCA Thrift Shop in Blacksburg opened for this week, it had been transformed into a glamorous boutique full of formal gowns and glamorous accessories. It is called the Cinderella Project, and it has been donating free prom outfits to local high school girls for... »
Breaking News, News Messenger, Salem Times Register
State Police sergeant receives award for valor related to Memorial Day standoff
PHILADELPHIA – A Virginia State Police sergeant assigned to the Salem division today received the 2012 Award of Valor today for helping apprehend a Franklin County deputy accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife. Sgt. Becky G. Curl received the award at a luncheon in Philadelphia, Pa., during the Mid-Atlantic Association of Women in Law... »
FEATURES, News Messenger, Newspapers 
A Christiansburg High School team has brought home the state Scholastic Bowl second place trophy after stiff competition on the William and Mary College campus in Williamsburg. They have been practicing since August, said their coach Anita Alderman, sponsor of CHS’s scholastic bowl teams for the past seven years. She was joined this year... »
Talented Christiansburg shines in state Scholastic Bowl competition
A Christiansburg High School team has brought home the state Scholastic Bowl second place trophy after stiff competition on the William and Mary College campus in Williamsburg. They have been practicing since August, said their coach Anita Alderman, sponsor of CHS’s scholastic bowl teams for the past seven years. She was joined this year... »
Breaking News, News Messenger, Salem Times Register
Longtime Elliston Fire Chief Pug Wells dies
ELLISTON – Longtime Elliston Volunteer Fire Chief Pug Wells died unexpectedly today, March 7. The chief only recently retired after 55 years of service. Upon hearing of the chief’s death, 9th District Congressman Morgan Griffith released the following statement this afternoon from his Washington, D.C., office:: “I’m deeply saddened to hear that Chief ‘Pug’... »
FEATURES, News Messenger, Radford News Journal 
By Pat Brown Correspondent Students in several New River Valley classrooms are receiving interactive Internet phone calls and pictures from area scientists and scholars who are currently doing research in the Arctic. During this, the warmest local winter in memory, two professors, a high school teacher, two student teachers, seven other Radford University students... »
Interactive calls allow scientists to share arctic findings with area students
By Pat Brown Correspondent Students in several New River Valley classrooms are receiving interactive Internet phone calls and pictures from area scientists and scholars who are currently doing research in the Arctic. During this, the warmest local winter in memory, two professors, a high school teacher, two student teachers, seven other Radford University students... »
