Shawsville News

Barry Robinson, an extension agent with the Virginia Cooperative Extension, reminds everyone that the two Montgomery County farmers markets will be busy this weekend.

July 6, 2009 Police name driver involved in deadly Blacksburg crash Police today named the driver involved in last week's deadly crash with a bicyclist in Blacksburg.

Investigators say drinking and driving played a role a fatal July 4th crash in Montgomery County.

Rough concrete walls surround what will be the gymnasium, cafeteria and main entrance for the new consolidated elementary school in Elliston, and mounds of earth are scattered around the 20-acre site.

The new program aims to help ninth-graders prepare for high school math and English classes.

The restaurant offers great cuisine with ingredients from area farms. When word reached me that Tony Pope had opened a new restaurant, Le Bistro, in downtown Roanoke, I made haste to get there for lunch and dinner.

The class of 1959, Alleghany High School in Shawsville, recently celebrated their 50th reunion.

Tayten Allison, 10, a rising Christiansburg Middle School student, flips through books at the Christiansburg Public Library.

Barbara Krzysko went to Saturday's book-signing in Shawsville by children's author CeCe Bell for her new book "Itty Bitty" and supplies this photo gallery .

Grown men with potbellies squeezed into spandex crowded inside the boys' locker room, ready to wrestle.

A Shawsville man was arrested early this morning after a standoff with deputies that lasted several hours.

A Shawsville man was arrested early this morning after a standoff with deputies that lasted several hours.

Christiansburg's director of human resources said the town is working with Virginia State Police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate the crash.

Updated: 1:23 p.m. Police have identified the Christiansburg worker who was killed on U.S. 460 this morning as a young man who had been working for the town for about three months.

June 12, 2009 Accident closes northbound I-81 in Montgomery County A crash has closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Montgomery County.

Meredith Novak at the Shawsville Farmers Market sent over this announcement about an event this Saturday: Burgers & Bluegrass Day at Shawsville Farmers Market Saturday, June 13th 9:00 AM a ' 1:00 PM 267 Alleghany Spring Rd, Shawsville The Meadowbrook Center $5 for burger with fixins, chips and drink Live Music by Fort Vause Burgers by Leaping ...

Eastern Montgomery and Radford high school students will be the valley's first to graduate.

Smart Way bus passengers bide their time while traveling between Roanoke and Blacksburg.

Montgomery County teachers and staff say they want a superintendent who is open with the public, well-spoken, understands rural and suburban issues and is connected to the classroom, among other traits.

With budget cuts statewide many localities have been forced to cut back on expenses such as mowing grass.