Radford University marked what would have been the 160th birthday of its founding president, John Preston McConnell, with a campus celebration that highlighted his lasting impact on the school.

Despite ongoing financial challenges, Radford city officials are pointing to signs of economic stabilization and potential growth opportunities, while acknowledging significant hurdles ahead.

Exciting news for Radford City. On Tuesday the first Radford residents were able to connect to high-speed internet from Xfinity.

While Radford did not see as much damage to homes and businesses as other parts of the region, its parks along the riverfront suffered millions of dollars in damage.

In an effort to address the deficit, city leaders are reworking the budget and planning cuts to restore financial stability.

The Milwaukee Brewers were conducting a moment of silence before their home opener to honor Bob Uecker when one fan decided keeping quiet wasn’t the best way to pay tribute to the lovable loquacious broadcaster.

A big crowd gathered in Radford on Saturday for the New River Polar Plunge!

Moog Industrial is planning on closing its plant in Radford.

Radford Mayor David Horton shares excitement about Polar Plunge 2024 which raises money for Special Olympics Virginia.

Radford Mayor David Horton and Highlander Festival Organizer Chad Clark discuss the event happening Oct 14th.

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 Mayor discusses tourism for the area

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

It takes the support of individual plungers, fundraising teams and the community to make the Polar Plunge a success year-after-year.

Buying a pack of cigarettes in Radford is about to get more expensive.

He says it’s an easy and important way to share the messages of the people whose impacts can still be felt all over the city every day. RADFORD, Va – Radford Mayor David Horton wanted to do something special for Black History Month, so he got in touch with his community in the fastest way he could, through Facebook. “It provides an avenue for conversation for people to share their memories, their stories and to connect over wonderful people who’ve done so many wonderful things in our community,” Radford Mayor David Horton said. AdCarter said the posts have started important conversations for the community about representation and inclusion. He said it’s an easy and important way to share the messages of the people whose impacts can still be felt all over the city every day.

RADFORD, Va – The City of Radford is taking several steps to help some of its businesses financially bounce back from setbacks caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The city has used some of the money from the CARES Act to help create the NRV Business Continuity Team (BCT) which will help provide resources to help local businesses reopen and stay open safely. Radford Mayor David Horton said it is a step in the right direction toward economic recovery. “We are working to help our businesses be in the strongest position possible moving forward. They’ve had so many challenges and we want to do our best to help them be successful and put them in a position for future growth,” said Radford Mayor David Horton.

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 with other holidays in 2020, Labor Day comes with strong warnings from medical professionals to continue practicing socially distance safeguards to limit the spread of COVID-19. Radford city leaders are following suit as the city surpasses 500 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Mayor David Horton said as public schools reopened, Radford University students returned to campus and summer vacations ended, he expected some type of increase. Horton said city leaders will case data in the week following Labor Day to determine whether public schools will return to their hybrid learning. Radford City Schools Superintendent Robert Graham anticipates a September 14 return.

RADFORD, VA. For the month of August, most gatherings of more than 50 people are banned in the city of Radford, starting Thursday. Radford City Council approved some COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday night, while tabling a number of others. Radford Mayor David Horton said theyre taking action now to try to get ahead of a possible outbreak with Radford University students returning to town. The proposal also called for limiting restaurant capacity to 50%, but that was also dropped for the time being. By the end of it, all that council had left was limiting most gatherings to 50 people, and civil fines for non-compliance.

RADFORD, VA. – On Friday night, leaders in Radford considered closing bars early amid other stricter COVID-19 regulations beyond what the state currently mandates. They did it because there are coronavirus concerns as Radford University’s students prepare to return to campus. Radford currently has a low COVID-19 rate, but there are fears of it increasing as the city’s population is about to double. Mayor David Horton said as students return from across the country to Radford University, now is the time to act. Council called the special meeting Friday to discuss stricter local COVID-19 regulations than the state.

RADFORD, Va – For the first time in months, thousands of students are starting to return to Radford University. Radford Mayor David Horton said these students play a major role in the city, especially its economy. “There are apartment buildings that would be vacant, there are businesses that would not be utilized if students weren’t here, but there’s also a quality of life students bring to our community,” Radford City Mayor David Horton said. The restaurant’s assistant manager, AJ Kennedy, said she’s never dealt with anything like this in the near decade she’s lived in Radford. She and her staff are doing everything they can to make sure they can welcome the students back safely with welcome arms.

RADFORD, Va. - For the first time in five years, the Highlanders Festival returned to Radfod University's campus. Attendees didn't have to be Scotch-Irish to enjoy the heavyweight games, sheep-herding and live entertainment. The festival left Radford's campus back in 2014 due to construction and renovation projects. "It's really something special being here surrounded by the buildings on Moffet Quad," said David Horton, the Mayor of the city of Radford. The festival is a partnership between Radford University and Radford City.

RADFORD, Va. – For the first time in five years, the Highlanders Festival returned to Radfod University's campus. Attendees didn't have to be Scotch-Irish to enjoy the heavyweight games, sheep-herding and live entertainment. The festival left Radford's campus back in 2014 due to construction and renovation projects. "It's really something special being here surrounded by the buildings on Moffet Quad," said David Horton, the Mayor of the city of Radford. The festival is a partnership between Radford University and Radford City.