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Census Bureau: 1% of people in Christiansburg identified as multi-racial in 2019

By New River Valley Times | Jun 22, 2021

Of the 22,163 citizens living in Christiansburg in 2019, 99 percent said they were only one race, while one percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Voting officials in Mecklenburg County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By New River Valley Times | Jun 22, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Mecklenburg County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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COUNTY OF ABLEMARLE: 2021 1st Half Property Taxes Payment Due THIS Friday, June 25th

By County of Albemarle | Jun 22, 2021

2021 1st Half Property Taxes Payment Due THIS Friday, June 25th

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Census Bureau: 85.6 percent of people in Dublin were old enough to vote in 2019

By New River Valley Times | Jun 21, 2021

Of the 2,633 citizens living in Dublin in 2019, 2,254 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Voting officials in Giles County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By New River Valley Times | Jun 21, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Giles County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: 6% of people in Cascades identified as multi-racial in 2019

By New River Valley Times | Jun 21, 2021

Of the 11,389 citizens living in Cascades in 2019, 94 percent said they were only one race, while six percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Voting officials in Floyd County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election

By New River Valley Times | Jun 20, 2021

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Floyd County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).

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Census Bureau: 2.2% of people in Blacksburg identified as multi-racial in 2019

By New River Valley Times | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 44,303 citizens living in Blacksburg in 2019, 97.8 percent said they were only one race, while 2.2 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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Census Bureau: 97.8 percent of people in Draper were old enough to vote in 2019

By New River Valley Times | Jun 20, 2021

Of the 371 citizens living in Draper in 2019, 363 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Paper industry’s Q4 retained earnings down 0.7%

By New River Valley Times | Jun 20, 2021

The paper industry’s retained earnings in the fourth quarter of 2020 were down 0.7 percent over the same period last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Census Bureau: 77.7 percent of people in Christiansburg were old enough to vote in 2019

By New River Valley Times | Jun 19, 2021

Of the 22,163 citizens living in Christiansburg in 2019, 17,216 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

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New River Valley Times area weekly mass times

By New River Valley Times | Jun 19, 2021

The following parishes in the New River Valley Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Census Bureau: nobody in Belspring identified as multi-racial in 2019

By New River Valley Times | Jun 19, 2021

All 199 citizens living in Belspring in 2019 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

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BLUEFIELD COLLEGE: Bluefield College Offers Half-Price Tuition to Qualifying Students

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

In an effort to meet the national call of delivering a quality education that is affordable and accessible to those who live locally, Bluefield College offers the Pathways tuition program that substantially reduces its tuition by nearly 50 percent for qualifying students.

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SOUTHERN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: Spring 2021 President’s and Provost’s Lists

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

Southern Virginia University recently announced its Spring 2021 President’s and Provost’s Lists.

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NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE: NRCC students complete 18-month AEP apprenticeship

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

Four New River Community College students recently finished their apprenticeship through Apex Systems with American Electric Power (AEP) Transmission Operations.

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VIRGINIA TECH: Virginia Tech professor and Discovery Channel team up on a great white shark research expedition in the Mediterranean

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

When asked a couple of weeks ago to reveal his summer plans, Francesco Ferretti divulged that he intended to spend nearly three weeks on the Mediterranean Sea.

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ROANOKE COLLEGE: Paying tribute to "Mr. B"

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

At a surprise reception at Mamma Maria’s restaurant in Salem on May 21, Jim Buriak stands next to a plaque commemorating the naming of Roanoke College’s Athletic Training Clinic in his honor.

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HOLLINS UNIVERSITY: Hollins Alumnae Share in Winning Innovation in Diversity Award for Black + Abroad Series

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

A partnership led by five Virginia higher education institutions, including Hollins University, has been honored with the GoAbroad Innovation in Diversity Award for 2021.

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FERRUM COLLEGE: Crystal Wilkins ’04 Fills Community Need As Assault Victim Advocate

By Press release submission | Jun 19, 2021

Two years ago, alumna Crystal Wilkins ’04 embarked on a new journey as a sexual assault victim’s advocate at Lynchburg General Hospital’s Sexual Assault Response Program through the local YWCA.