Bobbie Shaver stepped into her entrepreneurial role just over a year ago, dedicated from day one to providing excellence in customer service. “My mission statement is: ‘Provide exceptional customer service to every customer every day!’” she says. “I want each person in my cell phone accessories store to feel valued and appreciated every time they come through the door.” A Christiansburg high school graduate and teacher there for more than a decade, Shaver attended Virginia Tech for her bachelor’s degree …
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A couple decades ago, Mike Petersen was doing what many a good dad does ~ be involved with his then 8-year-old son, Shaun, and keep himself in good physical shape. Shaun wanted …
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We’ve all seen the Facebook posts and Pinterest pins where someone has taken an old dresser headed for curbside pickup and turned it into a stunning work of art. A coat of …
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The Team in Black ‘n White Stripes . . . ACC refs walk, run, jog 5 miles in one game
by Aaron WilsonBy Mike Wade | Photo courtesy of David Epperley They are the Rodney Dangerfields of the sports world, constantly criticized and scorned by coaches, spectators and broadcasters alike – even when they’re …
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Text by Jennifer Poff Cooper | Photos by Kristie Lea Photography Windy Hill GuitarWorks began in 1992 after Mike Mears took a trip on a whim to the Martin Guitar factory …
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Born and raised in Northern California, I moved to Blacksburg four years ago when my husband entered a doctorate program in chemistry at Virginia Tech. I had never traveled to Virginia, but …
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Nathan Cooke was born and raised in the coal fields of West Virginia. He attended Concord College and West Virginia University with the dream of becoming a therapist, which he is, who …
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Mark Henderson always knew he would eventually re-open the Montgomery County trout farm his grandfather once operated. He just didn’t expect it to happen so soon. “Yeah, I had planned to do …
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“Necessity, who is the mother of invention,” is attributed to the Greek author and philosopher Plato a v-e-r-y l-o-n-g time ago, 427 BC – 347 BC. His words have proven true myriad …
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Born and raised in Christiansburg, Jennifer Poff Cooper graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in marketing, married an Alabama native she met in college and moved to Huntsville, Ala., for 16 …