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20 hrs ago | New River Valley Current

Blacksburg employees packed for big move

Administrative Assistant Karen Hanson works at the Blacksburg Municipal building as supplies are packed up before the move to new offices at the former Blacksburg Motor Company building.

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Wednesday | Roanoke Times

Jobless rate continues to rise across Virginia

The auto industry's woes burned through more Virginia jobs in May. Jobless rates for all of Virginia's 10 metropolitan statistical areas, including the Blacksburg and Roanoke MSAs, increased from April to May, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

New River Valley Current

Photos: Blacksburg Angels vs. Montgomery County All-Stars

The Blacksburg Angels played the Montgomery County All-Stars in a Dixie Angels District 3 tournament over the weekend, and Wendell Jones shares this photo gallery of the action.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WSLS-TV Roanoke

16-year-old crashes car into Blacksburg townhome

Blacksburg Police say 16-year-old Gabrielle Stephenson was behind the wheel of a car when she lost control and crashed into a townhome Monday afternoon.

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Collegiate Times

TOTS: Karaoke and spirits on a Tuesday night

People enjoy a Tuesday night at the bar inside Top of the Stairs. Karaoke is performed in the room adjacent to the bar near the back porch of TOTS on Tuesday nights, and there is no cover charge in the summer.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Collegiate Times

Blacksburg Police search for robbery suspect

Blacksburg Police are searching for a man who robbed a business in the 900 block of Price's Fork Road this morning.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

New River Valley Current

Montgomery County names new administrator

Annette Perkins, chairwoman of the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors , introduces Craig Meadows as the county's new administrator.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

Freshnews

Intrexon Corporation Secures Additional $10 Million of Series C-2 Investment

Intrexon Corporation, a privately held life sciences company focused on modular DNA control systems for biotherapeutics and other industry sectors, announced today it has received an additional $10 million of Series C-2 financing from New River Management V, LP, a life sciences focused investment fund managed by Third Security, LLC.

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Mon Jun 22, 2009

Roanoke Times

Residents, developers celebrate subdivision's anniversary - roanoke.com

A gut feeling guided Jill Hendershot and her family to their new neighborhood. The family from Pennsylvania was preparing to relocate to Blacksburg and looked at a home in the Village at Tom's Creek subdivision.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

WSLS

Blacksburg house dedicated to Ryan a oeStacka Clark

At 615 Cedar Hill Drive in Blacksburg you'll see the house built in memory of Ryan "Stack" Clark; someone who built his life around helping others.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

New River Valley Current

Shawsville man charged after standoff

A Shawsville man faces several gun-related charges after a standoff with police that started after he shot at a woman, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

MSNBC

Changes to Blacksburg brush collection

The town says the change will address budget shortfalls and result in an overall annual savings of $117,000.A Fall cleanup dates are: Southeast Quadrant: September 28 - October 2 Northeast Quadrant: October 5 - 9 Northwest Quadrant: October 12 - 16 Southwest Quadrant: October 19 - 23 As another alternative, the town says refuse and recycling ...

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Afternoon Update: Region under flash flood watch

A flash flood watch declared by the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., continues today for Bland, Giles, Tazewell and Wythe counties in Virginia.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

Roanoke Times

ELECTIONS - roanoke.com

THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE HAS DISQUALIFIED THE CANDIDACY OF MARK CALDWELL III, WHO WAS VYING FOR THE DISTRICT C SEAT ON THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

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Sun Jun 14, 2009

Library Technology Guides automation ...

The Digital Imaging and Archiving Department at Virginia Tech Creates ...

Summary Digital Imaging and Archiving, a unit within Information Technology at Virginia Tech is in the process of implementing VITAL, the institutional repository solution from VTLS.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

New River Valley Current

Knitters to gather Saturday in Blacksburg

About 30 knitters will gather a Mosaic, a knitting store at 880 University City Blvd., Blacksburg, for World Wide Knit in Public Day.

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New River Valley Current

Blacksburg council approves lease for town-owned Price House

Blacksburg's Price house property will soon be home to the nonprofit organization SEEDS.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

Mass Transit

Blacksburg Transit Receives VTA Award For Outstanding Program

On Tuesday June 9, 2009 Blacksburg Transit was recognized by the Virginia Transit Association in its Outstanding Program category for the pedestrian safety campaign, Yield It's Worth the Wait.

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Collegiate Times

The Cellar: Blacksburg's blues and jazz...

The Cellar is located at 302 North Main St. between Sharkey's and Hokie House. In the summer, it is open every day from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m., the same hours as during the year.

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Tue Jun 09, 2009

Staunton News Leader

Va. Tech to add master's degree in public health

BLACKSBURG - Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors has approved a new Master of Public Health degree program that will be based in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine and operated as a collaborative program with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.

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