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AMTRAK station coming to Christiansburg earlier than expected
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Christiansburg residents knew they were getting a new AMTRAK station in their town. However, it is coming a bit earlier than initially planned. The town has worked with the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (PRA) and Norfolk Southern throughout this process and finalized their location at the old station on Cambria Street. […]
First paid fire department in Pulaski County is operational in Dublin
PULASKI COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The first-ever paid fire department in Pulaski County is officially operating, as every full-time position has now been hired. It will function alongside the county’s six volunteer fire departments and will be led by Chief Brandon Hamblin, a lifelong Pulaski resident. “We’re growing...
Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery receives excellency award
DUBLIN, Va. – The Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery has won an award for how well they keep up their cemetery. “It is the operational excellence award, and it is a very prestigious award so we are all gathered here today, unlike some occasions where we are here to mourn and be here for Memorial Day, this is a celebration,” said Jason Ballard, Virginia delegate.
USDA and local rural organizations meet for rural development meeting
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Many southwest Virginia communities are set in rural locations. Leaders of local rural organizations and the United States Department of Agriculture met at the Inn at Virginia Tech Blacksburg to give an update on their work in the area. I talked to the rural development state...
Virginia Tech Moves Forward with Plans to Expand Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Virginia Tech is moving ahead with plans to renovate and expand its Veterinary Teaching Hospital after the university’s board of visitors approved initial funding for the project. The board authorized $4.3 million on Wednesday to finalize the designs and working drawings, marking the first step in a larger project expected to cost $43 million in total.
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