Pearisburg News

Food, game and socializing for seniors. 9 a.m. Giles Senior Center, 1320 Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg.

Officers from Blacksburg and Narrows were among those recognized at the Nov. 19 banquet.

Tommy Hodge untangles holiday lights in Pulaski's Jackson Park. Tommy Hodge has been helping decorate the 85-foot-tall blue spruce Christmas tree in Pulaski's Jackson Park for more than 30 years.

Announcement : Donna Ulisse to headline WNRV holiday concert in Pearisburg, VA hadley wrote: on Nov.

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.

Program will include music, speakers, and recognition of all veterans. Free admission from 10 a.m. until noon.

The new room is part of a $6 million renovation project to the school's technology center.

Supporters of federal protection for a 19-mile stretch of the New River haven't given up, even though the National Park Service has recommended against the action.

Wanda Sperling, 80, of Rich Creek is a plein air painter who loves being outdoors.

Cathy Webb, a Giles County educator who last month was named Virginia's Teacher of the Year, spearheaded a program for pre-K to second-grade students with behavioral or developmental issues.

After losing their last owner-operated cobbler shop last year, New River Valley residents have a new place to take their beloved and broken-in footwear.

Making a difference in the community can take many shapes. That is the standard for choosing the Bland County Festival of Leaves Outstanding Citizens each year.

Led by Wanda Sperling. 2 to 4 p.m. Giles Senior Center. 1320 Wenonah Ave., Pearisburg.

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 ...

Three artists from the New River Valley are among the 43 selected for the 30th annual Roanoke City Art Show, which opens next Thursday, Oct.

A Christiansburg man was charged Tuesday in connection with the weekend death of his cousin after a fight between the two.

Christopher Walter of Pembroke sent in this picture of Labrador Retrievers. Seven of them belong to Margo and Christ Walter and two of them are owned by Nicole and Adam Harman of Pearisburg.

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

Public water customers throughout Giles County, Va. are being advised to boil their water before use or drink bottled water until a public health notice has been lifted; meanwhile, Giles County Schools will resume classes today.