A Tuesday evening accident involving two commercial vehicles on Interstate 85 at the height of rush hour resulted in a multi-mile traffic backup but thankfully no life-threatening injuries. More...

The lighting improvements will soon shine brightly at the Cherokee Ford softball complex. New poles for the lights have been erected and the project should be complete in time for a tournament Oct. More...

Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a Lurecliff Road, Blacksburg, home, following a burglary report Sept. 24. According to an incident report, a known subject allegedly entered a home in the 100 block between Sept. More...

Fans of high school football could be excused if they do a double take tonight when Thomas LaFrancis runs onto the field to join the Blacksburg marching band at halftime. More...

Blacksburg is riding high headed into today’s homecoming game after the Wildcats played the role of homecoming spoiler to snap Southside Christian’s 18- game winning streak. More...

I’m not a morning person. When I glanced at my email late Monday morning, I groaned as Blacksburg Town Council scheduled an 8 a.m. meeting on Tuesday. More...

After observing, measuring and monitoring our nation’s dysfunctional political system for more than two decades, I have come to recognize that it is broken beyond repair. More...

Hillary Clinton boasts that her experience traveling to 112 countries as secretary of state qualifies her to be president. Don’t believe it. More...