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Blacksburg
Friday, August 1st, 2025
Good morning, Blacksburg. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 1st of August.
BUSINESS NEWS
- ➤ Melrose Plaza celebrated its grand opening on July 31—local community members attended the event to learn about the new venue. WDBJ7
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ A suspect admitted in court documents on Jul. 31 to trying to kill a councilman and police are now investigating the case. WDBJ7
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ University Libraries at Virginia Tech hosted a four-day Maker Camp where middle school students used coding, circuitry, and design thinking to build custom musical instruments for a library employee with hand mobility challenges. The camp gave students practical experience with digital and physical prototyping—helping them turn creative ideas into real projects. Virginia Tech News
- ➤ Ph.D. student Elizabeth Curtiss led a group of geoscience campers in a game that put them in scientist roles to decide how to handle a pretend volcano crisis—campers rolled dice and shared clues—teaching them how to work as a team. Virginia Tech News
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Virginia’s Sales Tax Holiday starts at midnight today and runs through Sunday. Shoppers will not pay sales tax on select items—school supplies, clothing, footwear, hurricane and emergency preparedness items, and energy-efficient products—after the program was reinstated following a brief break in 2023. WSLS 10
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ At LewisGale Montgomery Hospital, nurse Rhonda Whaling needed a liver transplant after being diagnosed with non-alcoholic cirrhosis and a coworker volunteered to donate her liver. Rebecca Hooper was approved as a living donor and the transplant will happen soon at VCU Medical Center—her act shows the strong care of hospital staff. WSLS 10
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Virginia Hollow at Steppin' Out 2025
3-4 p.m. — Acoustic Stage — Free entry — Enjoy live music from Virginia Hollow at this vibrant community event.
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Marquee Night Out - Classics Mixology Tasting
7:30-9 p.m. — B&B Theatres Blacksburg 11 with B-Roll Bowling — Limited seats — Learn to craft iconic cocktails like a pro while enjoying a guided tasting experience.
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TODAY'S FOOD FOR THOUGHT
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
~ Albert Einstein
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