#newrivervalley — Public Fediverse posts

Regulators OK Appalachian Power’s $340 million plan for old Glen Lyn coal plant

i’m pretty furious about this. this plant was closed after decades of community pressure due to the harm it was doing to the local environment and how unsafe it was to keep operating. the waste management plan is to simply fuck over a neighborhood down river

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-05-26/a-town-thats-struggled-with-economic-decline-is-turning-dilapidated-buildings-into-new-businesses #Pulaski #NewRiverValley #brownfields

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2026-05-26/a-town-thats-struggled-with-economic-decline-is-turning-dilapidated-buildings-into-new-businesses #Pulaski #NewRiverValley #brownfields

Hype for the Future 100I: The Hydrological Definition of the High Country

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/hype-for-the-future-100i-the-hydrological-definition-of-the-high-country/

Hype for the Future 100I: The Hydrological Definition of the High Country

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/02/08/hype-for-the-future-100i-the-hydrological-definition-of-the-high-country/

New River Valley Airport Aerial View Dublin Virginia Postcard
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#NewRiverValley #Airport #DublinVirginia #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

New River Valley Airport Aerial View Dublin Virginia Postcard
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#NewRiverValley #Airport #DublinVirginia #aviation #airplanes #avgeek #planes #postcards #postcard #travel #planespotting #aviación #aviacion #avión #avion #Luftfahrt #Flugzeuge

Something I often think about when I visit the #NewRiverValley is the disused railroad bridge across the New River between Radford University and the Virginia Tech golf course. I recognize that they are separate and competing athletics organizations and it is always hard to collaborate across organizational structures, but I can imagine some pretty big benefits to recreation and student athletics in connecting the two #virginia #RailsToTrails #RadfordVA #VATech #RadfordRiverwayTrail #BikeTooter

Something I often think about when I visit the #NewRiverValley is the disused railroad bridge across the New River between Radford University and the Virginia Tech golf course. I recognize that they are separate and competing athletics organizations and it is always hard to collaborate across organizational structures, but I can imagine some pretty big benefits to recreation and student athletics in connecting the two #virginia #RailsToTrails #RadfordVA #VATech #RadfordRiverwayTrail #BikeTooter

I’ve been a pretty lax #BikeTooter member thanks to 1. Charlottesville hilly 2. Charlottesville hot and 3. Charlottesville humid. I’ve been relaxing in the #NewRiverValley and enjoying the tons and tons of wonderful bike trails along the water here. I am deeply envious! We have a lot of work to do to keep up!

I’ve been a pretty lax #BikeTooter member thanks to 1. Charlottesville hilly 2. Charlottesville hot and 3. Charlottesville humid. I’ve been relaxing in the #NewRiverValley and enjoying the tons and tons of wonderful bike trails along the water here. I am deeply envious! We have a lot of work to do to keep up!

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/virginia-marks-groundbreaking-for-amtrak-extension-to-new-river-valley/ “Service is projected to begin in 2027, with trips taking 50 minutes between Christiansburg and Roanoke and about six hours between Christiansburg and Washington, D.C.” #VirginiaTech #Amtrak #rail #NewRiverValley #Roanoke #cville #Virginia

https://www.trains.com/trn/news-reviews/news-wire/virginia-marks-groundbreaking-for-amtrak-extension-to-new-river-valley/ “Service is projected to begin in 2027, with trips taking 50 minutes between Christiansburg and Roanoke and about six hours between Christiansburg and Washington, D.C.” #VirginiaTech #Amtrak #rail #NewRiverValley #Roanoke #cville #Virginia

https://virginiamercury.com/2024/08/27/virginia-reaches-new-deal-with-norfolk-southern-to-extend-passenger-rail-to-the-new-river-valley/ Yes, grateful we were able to get this right. #rail #beachtrain #newrivervalley #virginiatech #hokies #virginia #VRE #Amtrak

https://virginiamercury.com/2024/08/27/virginia-reaches-new-deal-with-norfolk-southern-to-extend-passenger-rail-to-the-new-river-valley/ Yes, grateful we were able to get this right. #rail #beachtrain #newrivervalley #virginiatech #hokies #virginia #VRE #Amtrak

@ianjporter Pleased to meet you. I find that the hashtagging on profiles and #introduction pages does help connect with other people, #histodons, #librarians, #ukulele players and #journalists included ... although I'm still looking for more people geographically close to where I live in the #NewRiverValley of #Virginia.

When I woke up this morning, it was 16℉ (-9℃) and is now 14℉ (-10℃), without wind chill. This is pretty damn cold for Virginia, even in the mountains.

We still have power, so we're charging all our stuff and firing up the wood stove. #winter #BombCyclone #NewRiverValley

When I woke up this morning, it was 16℉ (-9℃) and is now 14℉ (-10℃), without wind chill. This is pretty damn cold for Virginia, even in the mountains.

We still have power, so we're charging all our stuff and firing up the wood stove. #winter #BombCyclone #NewRiverValley

Test: Do the #NewRiver, #NewRiverValley (#NRV) or only #NewRiverGorge -- National Park -- get much mention here?
Hearing folk singers and Bluegrass bands up North sing "Riding on that New River Train" (catchy tune) I pictured a "new train" that ran along some River.

Did not realize my mistake until I moved to Southwestern #Virginia and discovered I was in the New River Valley, in fact living in #RadfordVa, "the New River City," bounded on 3 sides by the curvy river.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_River_(Kanawha_River_tributary)

Hashtag-trolling (in the clear mountain lake & river sense of the word) for #Appalachian #journalists, especially #newspaper and #LocalTVnews reporters west of the #BlueRidge in Va.'s #NewRiverValley #newsdesert

So far most regional terms below get NO hits (except my posts)...

Got any better ideas?

#nrvNews #nrvJournalism #VirginiaMedia #VirginiaNews #VirginiaJournalism
#VirginiaPress
#BlueRidgeMedia
#BlueRidgeNews

#CardinalNews
#RoanokeTimes

Also, #OldPeopleOfMastodon
#Usenet

Hashtag-trolling (in the clear mountain lake & river sense of the word) for #Appalachian #journalists, especially #newspaper and #LocalTVnews reporters west of the #BlueRidge in Va.'s #NewRiverValley #newsdesert

So far most regional terms below get NO hits (except my posts)...

Got any better ideas?

#nrvNews #nrvJournalism #VirginiaMedia #VirginiaNews #VirginiaJournalism
#VirginiaPress
#BlueRidgeMedia
#BlueRidgeNews

#CardinalNews
#RoanokeTimes

Also, #OldPeopleOfMastodon
#Usenet

@rik @palafo @JaneRLaForge

Theory:
To find "local" folks, newsies or others, put local search words in your profile as hashtags, write an intro post with local words, and maybe have your first post each day name a local publication, like #CardinalNews or #RoanokeTimes or
#FloydPress

I'm in #Virginia, #swVirginia #Blue Ridge #NewRiverValley
& concerned about local news coverage

My neighbors in #RadfordCity #Blacksburg and #FloydCounty use Facebook a lot. I would love to see them here

@rik @palafo @JaneRLaForge

Theory:
To find "local" folks, newsies or others, put local search words in your profile as hashtags, write an intro post with local words, and maybe have your first post each day name a local publication, like #CardinalNews or #RoanokeTimes or
#FloydPress

I'm in #Virginia, #swVirginia #Blue Ridge #NewRiverValley
& concerned about local news coverage

My neighbors in #RadfordCity #Blacksburg and #FloydCounty use Facebook a lot. I would love to see them here

@kevinmyattwx While a birdie in the sky may seem more weatherly, a Mastodon is well grounded. Welcome... First #CardinalNews person I've seen... I've just been here for a few days, experimenting with hashtags a little differently than on Fb or birdapp -- to find old #newspaper #CommSchool and #OldtimeMusic friends and #swVa #swVirginia #FloydVa #RadfordVa #NewRiverValley neighbors. Hope it'll be nice out this weekend. 🙂

@jcrab Heh. I'm in a different valley!

#NewRiverValley

But thanks for the recommendation...
I never get north of Roanoke unless I'm going all the way to New York and New England to see friends and family, or crossing over into W.V.

I'm getting close to 75 and "hike" is an overstatement for my sauntering up & down mostly well-cleared trails (pic) and paved pathways. But there are plenty of those along the Blue Ridge Parkway and the New River, including a 4 mile "riverway" here in #Radford.