We had an excellent selection of art turned in for the "A River Runs Through It" Giles County Art Contest. It was hard for the judges to choose, but alas, the final winners are listed below. Thank you to all who participated. We hope you enjoyed the opportunity to express your love of the New River and Giles County as...
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Giles County Celebrates the Spirit of Travel for National Travel & Tourism Week ~Giles to highlight the resiliency and power of tourism May 3-9~ Giles County, Virginia– Beginning May 3, Giles will celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week with a number of offerings that honor the spirit of travel in recognition of the industry’s strength, selflessness and resiliency, even in the face of...
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GILES ~ A River Runs Through It. Schools across America and across most of the globe have closed, Giles County is no exception. Our children are out of school with lots of time on their hands. ReNew The New, the Giles Early Education Project (GEEP) and the Giles Public School system are sponsoring an art contest centered around the New River...
Read MoreAmerican Red Cross and Giles High School Host Blood Drive The American Red Cross and Giles High School are partnering together for a community wide blood drive. The drive will be April 16, from 1pm -6pm in the high school gym. The effort now is to maintain the blood supply for those in need. Appointments can be made at www.redcrossblood.org and appointments...
Read MoreGILES COUNTY EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM Due to lack of citizen participation in the new Rave Alert System, Giles County is currently in the process of reactivating the Code Red Alert system. We will run both alert systems together during the COVID-19 crisis. If you were active in our Code Red data base and your phone number(s) have not changed, you will automatically...
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New River Health District Announces First Cases of COVID-19 in Giles County (CHRISTIANSBURG, Virginia) – The New River Health District confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 in the district. Both are residents of Giles County. Both are self-isolating at home, and health department staff are conducting a contact investigation, to identify those who had contact with the patients, assess their risk...
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Mill Creek Nature Park’s Sentinel Point Hike Please know that at the time of this posting, Mill Creek was open to enjoy fresh air and exercise- but at any point if that changes, abide by the locked gate and do not enter. Practice social distancing and no groups larger than 10. Maintain distance between all members of the hiking party, and...
Read MoreThis is a Giles County Rave Alert from the Giles County Public Service Authority: Effective immediately all household garbage should be contained in a trash bag for collection. Bags of trash placed in cans are acceptable. Other loose residential trash will be accepted at any one of our convenience centers during their normal hours of operation for disposal. We appreciate...
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Top 10 Outdoor Activities to Refresh & Get Away Giles County is home to many outdoor adventures and recreation opportunities. Consider these Top 10 activities. (Although not in any particular order- there's just that much good stuff!) Visit the Sinking Creek Covered Bridge Talk a stroll on one of the Wellness Trails Hike to Sentinel Point Narrows at Mill Creek Nature...
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Giles County Launches “Senior Check” Program [caption id="attachment_27037" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo by CDC on Unsplash[/caption] We Ask the Entire Community to Help In the interest of maximizing protection to the valuable, older and COVID-19 vulnerable citizens of Giles County, the Giles Senior Check Program is today being launched. Senior Check consists of a network of dedicated, local service providers working alongside county, town...
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