Recreation areas across the region were devastated by the floods from Helene, and in the City of Radford, Bissett park was no exception.

The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Wednesday that businesses and residents in eight additional counties plus the City of Radford are now eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans to assist in disaster recovery.

Radford City has received a $3,500,000 grant in their efforts to restore the old foundry property, now known as West Radford Commerce Park.

Sen. Warner will address business, higher education, and community leaders as well as elected officials from the City of Radford, Pulaski County and Montgomery County at an economic development luncheon hosted by Radford University.

The City of Radford hopes a recent purchase can help stimulate economic development after the city bought industrial land they believe will attract large businesses to the area.

Radford University and the City of Radford are partnering to launch a new initiative: The Hub at Radford.

After the renovations are complete, the park will feature some amenities that city leaders have been pushing for.

When the weather warms up, there are more outdoor recreational activities for you and your family to enjoy.

The city of Radford is set to hire three new law enforcement officers.

RADFORD, Va – A student-led rally at Radford university set for Saturday will continue despite concerns from city residents. The Bigger Picture Rally is set to begin on Muse Quad Saturday afternoon, but Radford Mayor and University Faculty Member David Horton said there has been a concerning amount of misinformation about the event. Lots of online speculation about the event has been circulating by people including Virginia Senator Amanda Chase who took to Facebook criticizing the event and university President Brian Hemphill. Radford spokesperson Caitlyn Scaggs said the students have taken all the right steps to host the event. Only students, faculty and anyone with a valid Radford ID card will be able to attend the event on Saturday.

RADFORD, Va. As cities across the nation work to improve relationships between police departments and the people they are sworn to serve, the City of Radford has a familiar face working on it full time. Police Chief Jeff Dodson says the death of George Floyd sparked important conversations within the Radford City Police Department. Emily Hite spend 40 hours a week dedicated to improving and coming up with new ideas for community policing. Just concentrating on the community and being transparent, we need to build trust and to do that they need to know what were doing in house, Sgt. Police Chief Dodson hosts a virtual chat with the community each Wednesday, email policeinfo@radfordva.gov to reserve a spot.

RADFORD, Va. A fall staple will not be happening this year in the New River Valley. The 24th Radford Highlanders Festival will not be happening, according to Radfords director of tourism, Deborah Cooney. The festival scheduled for Oct. 10, would typically attract about 10,000 people, according to Radford University. This years festival was canceled, out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of the campus, community, festival participants and visitors to the City of Radford and region, according to Cooney. The festival is a partnership between the city of Radford and Radford University.

RADFORD, Va. The following came from Radford schools:Radford City Public Schools is the recipient of a three-year grant from The Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to support Project GROW. Our school community is completely invested in making a positive difference in the lives of our students. The grant provides $90,000 to implement a Healthy Community Action Team (HCAT) which includes the Radford City Public Schools, faculty from the departments of Psychology and Counselor Education at Radford University, the Bobcat Backpack program, Beans and Rice program, parent representatives, and the City of Radford. Sarah Hastings and Nadine Hartig, both joined the Radford city community in 2006. Belle Heth Elementary School Principal Tara Grant stated, We are excited to have support through this grant which will help support healthy learning and living opportunities for our students. "