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Who's telling the New River Valley's story?

We believe the answer should always be: The people who live there.

That's why Cardinal News is excited to establish an NRV bureau with longtime NRV resident and journalist Todd Jackson, along with Report for America corps member Erick Solorzano.

We are committed to restoring local, robust news coverage to the New River Valley. Along with Todd and Erick's work, we're building an alliance with Tech and Radford journalism students to give them real-world experience.

Since launching the Cardinal New River Valley newsletter in January, we've grown from 1,972 to 4,375+ readers, and growing daily. This rapid growth confirms one thing: the New River Valley is hungry for independent, high-quality local journalism.

Support Cardinal New River Valley during Give Local right now and your gift will be automatically doubled thanks to a generous match from the Mitchell Kilgore law firm.

Your support shows:

You appreciate an independent news source dedicated to telling your stories.
You value our local essential news coverage on everything from college tuition hikes to local health trends to Radford's fiscal struggles to NRV business developments and more.
You count on us for need-to-know crucial news of the NRV, and for what to do this weekend.

You can invest in this vital work today with your Give Local NRV donation right now. Consider making your gift a recurring monthly or annual commitment to join the Cardinal Club. In addition to the fantastic perks, your commitment ensures that Cardinal News continues to grow and provide free, indispensable access to the type of local news and information that this region truly deserves. Thank you for helping to restore and sustain local, independent news coverage for the New River Valley.

Cardinal News 2025 awards:

The Center For Integrity in News Reporting award, first place

The A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Virginia, second place

+38 other Virginia Press Association awards

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