Good morning, Blacksburg.

Feeding Southwest Virginia celebrated 45 years of distributing food to local residents after providing over 20 million pounds valued above $30 million.

Founder Pamela Irvine will step back in December as the center continues its vital work.

Virginia Tech launched a new club to offer hands-on event planning experience and held its first interest meeting on Sept.

1, attracting 35 students. The club plans to refine its application process to focus on committed members (with committees for nonprofit, wedding, corporate, campus and marketing events).

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets welcomes Cadet Bedford, a four-month-old yellow Labrador retriever in training as a canine ambassador + connecting cadets with campus life while honoring the Bedford Boys legacy.

His handler will be chosen in spring 2027 and he is taking obedience classes.

Residents in Blacksburg will pick up free leaf mulch at Glade Road Growing on Saturday, Nov.

7 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.—the composted mulch improves soil and reduces landfill waste, with vehicles limited to 2 cubic yards and 30-minute pickup slots by prior registration.

The American Heart Association will host the New River Valley Heart Walk tomorrow at Christiansburg Huckleberry Park, with registration opening at 8:30 a.m. and the walk starting at 9:45 a.m. Local sponsors and community teams will help raise funds to fight heart disease and stroke.

Virginia Tech will travel to Death Valley on Saturday, Oct.

24 at 7 p.m. to face Clemson in a game that could secure bowl eligibility and mark its first win over the Tigers in 19 years. The game will have the first head-coaching clash between James Franklin + Dabo Swinney.