Text by Joanne M. Anderson The New River Valley gets national attention every year for its quality of life and natural beauty across all demographics. For retirees, the mild climate, recreation, reasonable cost of living, wonderful healthcare and friendly people take center stage. Some of our senior citizens came for business reasons and decided to stay after leaving a career, and others move to the region to be near family. Still more, though not profiled here, return to the …
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Text by Sheila Nelson Old photos donated by members of the reunion committee Radford Arsenal, a booming World War II war effort industrial complex, rose from a stretch of rural farmland along …
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Text by Sheila Nelson Photos by Always and Forever Photography P.J. Slaughter’s earliest kitchen memories include playing with his mother’s pots and pans on the kitchen floor and his first cooking experience …
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Though they had lived in bustling Fairfax, Va., and near lively Charleston, S.C., Alyson Thompson and Doug MacAlpine chose a decidedly rural locale for their June wedding: Alyson’s family farm in Floyd. …
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Kara and Joe, students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech, absolutely love being outside. “Much of our six years dating was spent hiking, biking and enjoying the …
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If you lined up 30 men, you could easily pick out father-son Frank-Shane Beamer by the wide, brown eyes, similar face structure and friendly countenances. They both smile easily and maintain an …
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Remember the days when your parents dragged you to boring music lessons? Nowadays it is the kids who are dragging the parents – all the way to Blueridge Rock School where music …