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Leading Lights Class of 2026 includes volunteers from Plenty!, Young Life, The Perfect Gift Shop

In Leading Lights's 18-year history, 807 individuals have been nominated for awards, and 154 awards have been presented to distinguished volunteers. Joining them is this year's class of Leading Lights with ties to Floyd County:

Volunteers from across the New River Valley, including Floyd County, gather for the 2026 Leading Lights Recognition Ceremony. Photo Courtesy of NRV Leading Lights

Veteran's Voice: 'Money Left on the Table: VA Pension, Aid and Attendance, and Survivors Pension'

Most veterans we talk to have heard of disability compensation. Far fewer have heard of VA Pension.

The Wisdom of One Place, Understood

Out of 120 on field trips near campus along Virginia’s New River that semester, only one student could call one of some 50 observed living things by name: poison ivy. Everything else — birds and bushes, wildflowers and vines, insects and fungi — were anonymous strangers.

JBC marks 25 years with commemorative ribbon cutting

"In 25 years, we’ve come a long way,” Woodward said. “We’ve had so much fun here, and literally thousands of students have come through our doors.”

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