Good morning, Blacksburg.

RAM House announced new directors to lead its recovery and employment initiatives, aiming to drive local job creation and economic growth.

The appointments support a broader plan to revitalize community business efforts.

Virginia Tech was awarded a $750,993 HHS grant on Sept.

3 for research into pulse-echo speed-of-sound imaging technologies. The Biomedical Engineering department will lead the project to help advance health care innovations.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded Virginia Tech a $588,671 grant on Sept.

3 to support Entomology research on the mosquito that carries yellow fever (Aedes aegypti). Congressman Morgan Griffith praised the funding as a proactive measure to prevent potential outbreaks.

Lula Mae’s is featured in the Hometown Eats series as a local restaurant serving home-cooked meals that capture community flavor; the article published on Sep.

3 highlights its unique menu + inviting ambiance.

New developments in Blacksburg offer affordable three-bedroom homes for income-qualified buyers.

Homes at Stroubles Ridge are available now while Airport Acres Townhomes are expected by the end of the year & are part of a community land trust that keeps homeownership affordable for local families.

During the 1954 rivalry game between VMI and Virginia Tech, students exchanged pranks when VMI's live mascot, Mo (a kangaroo), was taken and swapped for a Virginia Tech cadet who hobbled across Victory Stadium in Roanoke; police confirmed neither party was harmed.