Narrows News

The Radford Heritage Foundation has recognized some of the volunteers who have worked on historic preservation in the city since even before the foundation was organized in 1992.

More than 100 veterans of Vietnam and other wars were recognized Saturday night during a special ceremony at New River Community College.

A competitive bid environment brought Carroll County's water distribution effort in about $1.3 million less than budget, according to Public Service Authority information.

A huge award for a local teacher- The Virginia Teacher of the year for 2010 is from Giles County.

Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing Thursday, Nov. 5, on plans to replace the Route 61 bridge over the New River in Narrows.

Susan Guill glues together a lampshade at Roanoke's Mario Industries, which manufactures lamps and lighting fixtures.

A Narrows High School teacher will conduct experiments in a program that simulates space.

The town of Rich Creek hires a new police officer who will eventually transition into the town's newest police chief.

And here they are: Lee Penny Baker, Gerry Bannan, Roy Baugher III, Susan Bidwell, Ann Glover, Andrea Hagy, Betsy Hale Bannan, John Hamill, Sarah Hazelgrove, Suzun Hughes, Christopher Jones, Scott Kitts, Brett LaGue, Sherrye J. Lantz, Nan Mahone-Wellborn, Brad McLean, Ingrid Moldenhauer, Patricia Placona, Kendra Portnova, Brian Sieveking, Nancy ...

A Narrows woman will serve a year behind bars after participating in an identify theft scheme back in 2007.

All customers of the Giles County Public Service Authority should boil their drinking water until further notice.

Roger Houck, interim director of the Giles County Public Service Authority, looks down at a temporary water pump at work Tuesday.

Updated: 2:40 p.m. Narrows High School Principal Rex Gearhart confirmed that Giles County schools will reopen on Wednesday, a day after schools were shuttered because of a boil-water advisory.

Giles County authorities announced a boil-water notice Monday afternoon because an equipment failure in the area's water treatment plant prompted crews to pump untreated water into the system.

Narrows High School travelled to Botetourt County on Friday to play James River High School in a "benefit" game -- i.e., the high school equivalent of a pre-season game.

Traveling U.S. 460 in our fair state is one of my favorite things to do. I've always maintained that our local stretch of 460 between Christiansburg and Elliston is one of the prettiest drives on the planet, especially in fall.

After an hour of discussion in a closed session last night, Orange County supervisors took two minutes to fire County Administrator Bill Rolfe and to appoint Julie Jordan as acting county administrator.

Virginia Tech police are reporting that a female student has been killed after getting hit by a dump truck.

Absent an engineering miracle, Narrows will have to do without its bridge while a new one is built.

The state has reserved $20 million of federal stimulus money to build a new bridge over the New River in Narrows.