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Accident tying up traffic on Interstate 81 - June 29, 2008

A 10 On Your Side traffic alert. The Virginia Department of Transportation says on their website that there is an accident on Interstate 81 near mile marker 119 in Christiansburg.
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/accident-tying-up-traffic-on-interstate-81...

Tweak Blacksburg's town line - June 27, 2008

Land on Harding Avenue is ideal for workforce housing. Blacksburg wants to build much-needed workforce housing, but it needs some cooperation from Montgomery County.
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/tweak-blacksburgs-town-line?fromrss=1

School board explores change in its drug policy - roanoke.com - June 25, 2008

Next school year, the Montgomery County School Board wants to start reviewing cases after a student's first drug-related problem reported at school.
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/school-board-explores-change-in-its-drug-p...

Morva to be sentenced today for 2 murders - June 23, 2008

A judge is scheduled today to sentence William Morva for fatally shooting an unarmed hospital guard and a sheriff's deputy during a 2006 jail escape.
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/morva-to-be-sentenced-today-for-2-murders?...

Blacksburg - Mt. Tabor Road Closure - June 22, 2008

Mt. Tabor Road will be closed to through traffic on Thursday, June 19th to June 20th from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from the intersection of North Main Street to the intersection with Lombardi Drive.
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/blacksburg-mt-tabor-road-closure?fromrss=1

Top Of The Stairs - June 20, 2008

Thursday, June 19, 2008 Top Of The Stairs If there is a stairway to heaven, it might well be in Blacksburg.
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/top-of-the-stairs?fromrss=1

Judge clears Tech shooting settlement - June 18, 2008

Two dozen families of Virginia Tech shooting victims settled wrongful death claims with the state Tuesday, even as their lawyers continued to argue that university officials could have done more to prevent the ...
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/judge-clears-tech-shooting-settlement?from...

Blacksburg council set to vote on proposed Sonic - roanoke.com - June 16, 2008

Few Blacksburg residents could have missed the yearlong debate over a big-box retail store thought to be a Wal-Mart Supercenter proposed for land along South Main Street.
http://www.topix.net/city/blacksburg-va/2008/06/blacksburg-council-set-to-vote-on-proposed...

Virginia Agricultural Best Management Practices - June 14, 2008

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