Blacksburg News

Blacksburg voters in Cherokee County Council District 7 will go to the polls Tuesday to fill the seat held for 40 years by James Batchler, who died in August.

Blacksburg High Drama Department spends "Christmas in the Forest" The Blacksburg High School Drama Department presented, "Christmas in the Forest," on Tuesday, Dec.

Published: Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 19, 2009 at 11:37 p.m. Blacksburg Town Council is considering changing the date of town elections.

A former Gaffney police officer found himself in handcuffs and behind bars last week.

Wrestlers from Blacksburg High School took part this past weekend in the Titan Toughman Tournament at Hidden Valley High School -- and we have photos of two of them: Or, you can view all the photos in the slideshow above.

Published: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, December 14, 2009 at 10:02 p.m. More students are opting to take advanced placement exams, both locally and statewide.

Roy and Shirley Pruett celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Oct. 11 with a drop-in reception at their home.

Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, December 6, 2009 at 12:28 a.m. GAFFNEY -- Property owners in Cherokee County recently received tax bills highlighted by a savings listed under the acronym "LOST." Merv Bishop, county auditor, said questions were raised, but residents coming to his office for answers have not ...

The Montgomery County School Board let go of the vacant Blacksburg Middle School site this week, leaving its future in the hands of the county's Board of Supervisors.

First Sgt. John McCraw with the state Department of Natural Resources said a hunter remained hospitalized Wednesday after his friend, thinking he was a deer, shot him.

You runners out there have just knocked out your Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trots, so now it's time to focus on the Holidays ahead.

Before she died, Ayesha Kathleen Wintersdorff was a rising senior at Blacksburg High School and a DECA officer who worked to feed the hungry in her community.

Police and firefighters in Cherokee County are extending helping hands to children in need during the holiday season.

The Childers family thought they'd have a Christmas miracle. But it turned out as a Thanksgiving one instead.

Blacksburg Cub Scout Pack 320 and Troop 320 participated in an almost 100-year-old tradition on Saturday, as they canvassed the area collecting over 900 pounds of canned and other non-perishable food items.

Mill Mountain Theatre has announced the complete cast of "Annie Jr.," a production of the beloved musical with the familiar roles filled by 35 students, ranging ages 6 to 18, from schools all over the Roanoke and New River valleys.

A man was killed in a single vehicle crash near Blacksburg on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Voters in seven Blacksburg precincts will go to the polls Tuesday to pick party nominees in a special election for a Cherokee County Council seat.

Members of a marketing club at Blacksburg High School are hoping to keep some children from being hungry during the winter holiday season.

Authorities said Monday a woman charged with murder in the stabbing death of her live-in boyfriend was applying pressure to his wound when they responded to an emergency call at the couple's house.