Hokies Shatter Records, Surge Up All-Time Lists Across Four Meets
BLACKSBURG, Va. – The Virginia Tech track and field team concluded another strong weekend of competition, highlighted by record-breaking performances from George Couttie, Katie Bohlke and Katrin Brzyszkowska, followed by an array of Hokies breaking into the program’s all-time top 10 list across multiple meets. George...
Virginia Weather Update: Sunny Start, Showers Return Late Week
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Blacksburg, Virginia – Dry and sunny conditions will kick off the week across southwest Virginia, with temperatures near seasonal averages before a warmer and wetter pattern develops later this week....
Virginia Weather Alert Today: Dense Fog and 33°F Cold Snap Now in Blacksburg, VA...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Virginia wakes up to thick February fog draped across the New River Valley before sunrise. Visibility drops to a quarter mile at times near Virginia Tech Airport. Temperatures hover around 33 degrees,...
Census: Roanoke’s population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop...
To find a bigger population loss, you have to go back to the 1960s during a period of suburbanization and white flight. The post Census: Roanoke’s population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s appeared first on Cardinal News .
Gretna Man Convicted of Murder
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. — A Gretna man has been convicted in the killing of a Franklin County High School teacher. A jury in Pittsylvania County Circuit Court last week found James Richard Mattox, 52, guilty of second-degree murder and weapons charges in the death of Tony Demond Gill, 46.
Backpack Run back at Green Hill Park for 13th year
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Backpack Run is set to return to Green Hill Park for its 13th year on March 21. This year, the 5K race is titled the ‘Marion Childress 5K’ in memory of Marion Childress, founder of the C&C Running Team and Roanoke Valley running enthusiast. “Marion has been an instrumental partner […]
Hampden-Sydney Competes At The Joe LaRocco Invite
SALEM, Va. -- JuniorJackson Herndon (Chatham) posted a time of 1:56.72 in the indoor 800 meter run to place second among 46 runners, while leading Hampden-Sydney College at the Joe LaRocco Invite hosted by Roanoke College on Saturday at the Cregger Center in Salem. Herndon finished just behind Roanoke's Elias Ammom...
Women’s T&F Turns in All-Around Performances at Joe LaRocco Invite
SALEM, Va. - The WildCats traveled to Salem, Va. for the Joe LaRocco Invitational hosted by Roanoke College on Saturday and posted all-around performances. For the 60-meter prelims, Renya Russell led the Wildcats with a fourth-place finish in 8.03 seconds to qualify for the semifinals. Tatianna Langston also advanced...
Troutville Gym holds charity-style boxing competition for two-year-old battling cancer
TROUTVILLE, Va. (WFXR) — Childhood cancer is a far too common reality, with nearly 10,000 children across the United States expected to receive a diagnosis in 2026, according to the American Cancer Society. It is a reality that the Rice family is living right now as their two-year-old daughter Audrey battles brain...
Blacksburg, VA Weather Alert: 1.10 Inch Rain Near US-460 And I-81 By 7 PM...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Blacksburg, Virginia – Periods of heavy rain will overspread southwest and central Virginia through Sunday evening, with rainfall totals reaching 1 inch or more south of Interstate 64 and creating pockets...
