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🌱 Riner resident receives 25-year sentence after major child exploitation case
Riner, Virginia Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Riner! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Riner resident receives 25-year sentence after major child exploitation case
- See how a Riner photographer’s Brooklyn Bridge shot took top honors
Today's riddle: Who is taller, Mr Bigger or Mr Bigger's son? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Riner man sentenced to 25 years (nrvnews.com) — A 35-year-old Riner resident has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following a Montgomery County investigation into multiple serious sexual offenses against a child. Local law enforcement and prosecutors emphasize their focus on protecting children and encourage anyone with concerns about exploitation to contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children or the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. 
• Trains win photo contests (nrvnews.com) — A photographer from Riner shared top honors in the Radford Photo Club’s latest contest with her Brooklyn Bridge image, highlighting local talent from the community. The club is planning several train- and nature-themed photo challenges, exhibits in Pulaski, and a May 28 meeting at Radford Public Library that welcomes photographers from across the New River Valley.
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Radford, VA Calendar, 30 W. Main St., Radford
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MC Ribbon Cutting: The Weight Club →
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, 801 University City Blvd #6, Blacksburg
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The Village Center, 2387 Warm Hearth Dr, Blacksburg
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MC Ribbon Cutting: Belle Hampton Legacy Center →
Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, 5853 Highland Rd, Dublin
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MAAV Celebration — Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia →
Lyric Theatre, 135 College Ave, Blacksburg
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Spring Family Fun Festival →
Radford, VA Calendar, NRVCS 401 W. Main Street, Radford
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Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce, 210 Laurel St Ste B, Christiansburg
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Radford, VA Calendar Radford, VA 24141
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Bikeway Walkway Committee →
Town of Christiansburg Calendar, Town Hall 100 E. Main St., Christiansburg
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The Chandlerie, 127 N Franklin St, Christiansburg
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🗞 Nearby News
Christiansburg
- MCPS personnel named VDOE Principals of Distinction (montcova.com)
- Weekly reports: Auburn boys, girls pick up soccer wins (montcova.com)
- The quiet beauty of Blacksburg and Christiansburg in southwest Virginia (diariolasamericas.com)
Radford
- Grace Episcopal supports Radford-Fairlawn Daily Bread (radfordnewsjournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: His son; he's just a little Bigger. (Thank you Joe Y. for sending it in!)
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