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Robertson, a Civil War buff, saying ‘goodbye’ to NRV: Bud Robertson feature

Blacksburg and the New River Valley will be saying goodbye to a cherished icon at the end of this month when Dr. James I. “Bud” Robertson moves to Virginia’s Northern Neck. Whether from his classroom, his many books, his radio broadcasts, public lectures or riverboat study tours, many people in the New River Valley recognize... »

Newspaper group to be sold

SALEM – The parent companies of the Salem Times-Register and its sister newspapers are for sale, ordered by a federal bankruptcy court at the request of a major creditor, Wells Fargo. Blue Ridge Newspapers Inc. and Montgomery County Newspapers Inc. filed Chapter 11 reorganization Dec. 3, 2010. More recently, the sale was ordered by the end... »

Blue Ridge Potters Guild show moves to new location

Southwest Virginia–Last year, potters spilled out of the crowded cafeteria and into the hallways of Cave Spring High School at the annual Blue Ridge Potters Guild show and sale. So this year, the Guild is relocating to a more spacious location: Patrick Henry High School. “We had just really outgrown Cave Spring,” Jessie Rusinko, publicity... »

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... »

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... »