It has come to our attention that some readers are disappointed that we have been moving forward with our Best of Blacksburg 2020 contest during this COVID-19 crisis. 

The Montgomery County Public Health Task Force has now opened its first drive-thru testing, assessment and referral site at Blacksburg High School as of March 31, 2020. This action comes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the early morning of Feb. 18, Terrace View Apartments sent out a mass email to residents comparing their living arrangements as renters to homeowners in the area. 

The Blacksburg Town Gown met Thursday, Oct. 17, in Ambler Johnston Hall to discuss infrastructure concerns among Virginia Tech students, faculty, Blacksburg residents and others involved with the area.

In front of a residential house in Christiansburg, a 10-pound drone hovers above a crowd to deliver one of the first commercial drone deliveries. On Friday, Oct. 18, Wing Aviation drone delivery service held its grand opening in Christiansburg.

Virginia Tech Homecoming has arrived, and various organizations have arranged activities throughout the week of Oct. 14–19 to help students, alumni and community members celebrate.

A new restaurant, The Milk Parlor, has opened in downtown Blacksburg where Sycamore Deli used to be. The restaurant is focused on bringing live music and entertainment, as well as a new sandwich menu, to the Blacksburg community.

Construction has begun for an apartment complex along Patrick Henry Drive after an extensive battle between Shenandoah neighborhood residents and Green Valley Builders, a local Blacksburg construction company responsible for the development.

Virginia Tech students and members of the local community took part in the Global Climate Strike Friday, Sept. 20, to raise concerns about the environment protection within the Virginia Tech community.

The second Corps of Cadets blood drive of the year was held Friday, Sept. 13, and the crowds were shallower compared to past years.

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Virginia Tech for a town hall meeting as a part of his presidential campaign Friday, Aug. 30. The event, which took place in Hancock Hall’s auditorium, was a part of his larger national campaign through local towns, businesses and colle…

Blacksburg Transit (BT) will add five new electric buses to its bus fleet over the next two years.

The Town of Blacksburg opened the Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Biking Skills Park, located off Meadowbrook Road on Brush Mountain at the base of the Jefferson National Forest, Saturday, July 27 at 10 a.m.

The Blacksburg Police Department arrested two men Thursday, July 18 after an attempted armed robbery in town. According to the police report, officers responded to the 3500 block of Holiday Lane to investigate the crime.

Hundreds of students chanted “Title IX excuses crime” throughout Virginia Tech’s campus during the Walkout for Survivors Against Sexual Assault on April 30, where protestors asked for reform on sexual assault proceedings and new Title IX at Virginia Tech.

The Blacksburg Chinese School, a nonprofit organization that strives to promote cultural awareness and diversity in the town, is pitching an idea for a new cultural center space in Blacksburg. The school is hoping to build a new facility downtown that will be maintained by the community.

On April 9, Blacksburg Town Council approved an ordinance that allows residents to keep chickens in their backyard.

Blacksburg will soon be home to a brand-new mountain biking park. The Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Bike Skills Park will be located on the current Gateway Trail on Brush Mountain, off Meadowbrook Drive.

The Campus Kitchen at VT Engage has reached its goal in diverting over 132,000 pounds of uneaten food from Virginia Tech dining halls. This food goes to various charities across the New River Valley to help feed those in need.

On March 26, multiple nonprofits from the Town of Blacksburg gathered at the biweekly Blacksburg Town Council meeting to speak about their organizations and request funding.