Radford’s 21st Highlander Festival slated for Saturday
Bagpipers play at last year’s Highlander Festival at Bisset Park. This year’s festival is next Saturday. Visitors to the City...
RU graduate college reports 15.9 percent increase in enrollment
The College of Graduate Studies and Research announced a fall 2017 enrollment increase of 5.5 percent over the previous academic...
Fighting cancer a community effort
Photo by Bryant AltizerEric Burdette was diagnosed with Stage IIA Hodgkin’s Lymphoma following an X-ray for a rib injury he...
RU receives grant to help battle addiction in the NRV
Radford University’s Waldron College of Health and Human Services (WCHHS) has been awarded a four-year, $1.9 million Mental and Behavioral...
Dozens come out for Day of Caring
Photos Courtesy of Kymn Davidson-HandleyVolunteers gathered on the porch of the United Way before heading to their respective projects. Thirty-six...
Arrest made in aggravated malicious wounding
Elijah Nichols Radford City Police were dispatched to a reported stabbing in the 1300 Block of Lawrence Street at 10:53...
Earthquakes surprisingly common in Virginia
Marty Gordon Contributing writer A seismic expert at Virginia Tech said residents in the New River Valley are learning earthquakes...
Glencoe to host exhibit on Victorian funeral and mourning customs
The Glencoe Museum will be featuring Victorian funeral customers through the eyes of the Wharton family. The exhibit opens Tuesday,...
City urges citizens to focus on fire safety
Photo by Jenni WilderMembers of the Radford Fire Department, including Chief Rodney Haywood, gather with Councilman Keith Marshall for a...
Festival of South African Dance coming to RU Oct. 10
The festival of South African Dance is coming to Radford University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 10 in the Bondurant...