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Members of the Montgomery County School Board said they are proud of their accomplishments the past year, including extending Superintendent Tiffany Anderson's contract, choosing to consolidate ...

Do a good deed today -- donate blood. General rules state that the person donating must be healthy, at least 17 years old, weigh at least 100 pounds and not have donated whole blood in the last eight weeks.

The Moore Garden: It includes a red barn, which is home to a miniature horse and a goat.

The following is a list of some of the fireworks displays planned in the New River Valley: Radford A full day of celebration beginning at 7 a.m. with registration for a 5K race.

June 24th at 7:00pm. David Brimer from Antiques on Main in Christiansburg will explain and discuss the Victorian, Art Deco, and Art Nouveau periods and show examples from each.

A small fire is burning on Poor Mountain in Shawsville, and you can see the smoke from miles away.

Earlier this year, Bruce Stevens received the highest honor offered by the Lions Clubs International Foundation.

“There's an increase in defamation and privacy lawsuits arising from Internet activity”

Roger Woody, a major landowner and developer in the town, has filed suit against four women he accuses of conspiring to harm his business, interfering with his contractual relations and libeling him. via New River Valley Current

“Should council bring a high-density, low-income development to this area where the roads are already burdened with traffic from apartment complexes ?”

Occupation: Retired Virginia Tech art and art history professor. Community roots: 35 years living and working in Blacksburg Affiliations: Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, Luther Memorial Lutheran ... via Roanoke Times

April 18, 2008 Brush fire in Shawsville close to homes The Virginia Department of Forestry is assisting with a brush fire in Shawsville in Montgomery County. via WDBJ7

“Put money aside to help our children”

Montgomery County property owners can expect to pay 71 cents for every $100 of assessed property next year. via New River Valley Current

“And if the county spends a million dollars fighting it”

"You lost your battle, didn't you?" the man said to me this week outside the Elliston post office. via New River Valley Current

Download the original attachment SPECIAL EVENTS FOR APRIL 2008 Storytime for Tots 15months-24 months Blacksburg Library: Mondays at 9:30 a.m. Jessie Peterman Library, Floyd: Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. beginning ... via Main Street Newspapers

“You see the emotional scars, the test anxieties to the 'I don't have enough money to get food for lunch,' ”

The bell chimes and chatty students flock to their lockers, tugging on books and shoving in papers. via New River Valley Current

Editorial: The bookmobile's time has passed Montgomery-Floyd libraries should find a cheaper alternative. via Roanoke Times

“It's just economically impossible to continue with those individual stops like that”

The 20-year-old bus now used to deliver books around the county needs to be replaced. via Roanoke Times

Sunday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m. at the Meadowbrook Public Library in Shawsville. via NRV Today

“I don't understand how long a road can be on a plan without action”

When Quintin Burch bought property on Yellow Sulphur Road in 1984, the road appeared on Montgomery County's Secondary Six Year Road Plan, a priority list for improving roads. via Roanoke Times

“The community came together last year in the aftermath of the April 16 tragedy”

The American Red Cross wants to know who inspires you and is accepting nominations for this year's Heroes Breakfast. via Roanoke Times