Elliston News

Montgomery County has wasted enough taxpayer dollars on a losing cause. Montgomery County recently lost its legal challenge against an intermodal yard planned for Elliston.

Montgomery County, which this week lost a lawsuit designed to block a proposed rail yard in Elliston, has paid its lawyers $175,293 on the fight so far.

Montgomery County, which this week lost a lawsuit designed to block a proposed rail yard in Elliston, has paid its lawyers $175,293 to handle the case so far, county spokeswoman Ruth Richey said Wednesday.

Travelers on Interstate 81 in Montgomery County could have a new restaurant and hotel to visit.

A judge turned down Montgomery Countya s attempt to block a proposed intermodal rail yard in Elliston.

Town and county remain stalled on the future of the site. The Montgomery County School Board wisely chose to bow out of the tangled thicket that is the Old Blacksburg Middle School.

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Tyler Simpkins , 16, and his father Russell Simpkins watch as water cascades over the old power dam on Power Dam Road in Franklin County.

Residents say they are somewhat optimistic about getting new schools, even though no one knows when a construction project will break ground.

Montgomery County received between 3.93 inches of rain in Christiansburg and 5.36 inches in Lafayette over two days.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will have a public meeting today on a plan to replace the Narrows bridge.

The consolidated school under construction in Elliston will be called Eastern Montgomery Elementary School.

Trucks drive along Interstate 81 in Botetourt County on Tuesday. A project is in the wings to create climbing lanes for trucks on the interstate in Montgomery County.

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Master Deputy Chris Lucas teaches students the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Shawsville Elementary School fifth-grader Brooke Smith looks at a DARE book during a presentation.

The open road has been a way of life for Fred Saunders, and he has no plans to park himself anytime soon.

The projects planned for the area near Interstate 81's Exit 109 are getting mixed reactions from residents.

Elliston-Lafayette and Shawsville elementary schools, which will combine next year, had their last first day of school Wednesday.

Since July 21 , anyone heading north from Tennessee on I-81 who forgot to make a bathroom break at the Virginia Welcome Center might be disappointed by the sight of this closed Mile Marker 61-area rest stop near the burg of Rural Retreat.