Good morning, Blacksburg.

The free Fall Concert will take place Sunday, Oct.

18 at 3 p.m. in the Blacksburg HS Auditorium where Music Director James Bean will feature Fall and Halloween music plus host a post-performance reception in the lobby.

A local organization hosts a Travelogue & Art Show that will feature international travel stories and artwork today in Blacksburg, inviting residents to explore creative work from around the globe.

Virginia Tech senior Demetrya Dye ’27 designed this year’s Hokie socks using campus symbols (such as a seismograph inspired by Enter Sandman and food culture nods) to celebrate campus pride; Hokies can claim a pair by donating $15.

The Graduate Life Center at Virginia Tech, built in 1935 by alumnus Frank D.

Brown and renovated in 2006, now houses 115 grad students on campus after serving as faculty housing and a conference center that linked past uses to a long university legacy (nearly 120 years strong).

Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin sparked local debate with his repeated 'Hey Michael' moment during a press conference when the Hokies played in Maryland on Sept.

17 — the incident has raised questions about the balance between coach personality and strict media norms.

Recent sports news shows a Hokie and former Spartan receiving accolades, NASCAR issuing penalties after a post-race scuffle at Martinsville, and Blacksburg high school head boys soccer coach Shelley Blumenthal discussing her retirement in an interview on Sept.

28.