🌱 Drue Hackenberg Key To Hokie Baseball + Take Back The Night Rally

Hi all. It's me, Michelle Paul, your host of the Patch newsletter. Here's what you need to know about what's happening in the community today.

But first, your local weather:

• Monday: Cooler with occasional rain. High: 53 Low: 41.
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, a shower; cool. High: 53 Low: 36.

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Here are the top three stories in Blacksburg today:

1. Virginia Tech pitcher Drue Hackenberg has been a key player in the recent impressive performance of the Virginia Tech baseball team. Hackenberg pitched six innings against Georgia Tech and only took two hits when Virginia Tech went up against Duke University. Hackenberg credits his success to his mindset: "You gotta have confidence at all times." Virginia Tech is in the running to finish first in the east coast division. (Virginia Tech Collegiate Times)
2. Students and community members with Virginia Tech's United Feminist Movement (UFM) held the United Feminist Movement's annual Take Back the Night rally on Wednesday, Apr. 26. The rally included live music, a series of speakers, and a campus march. Jenna Malyn, a junior marketing and business management major, and the communications chair for UFM, said, "It's an extremely widespread issue ... I think this does a great job of putting it into perspective: the crime alert emails that you receive - like, you receive a lot of those emails, and it's important to understand that those are only things that occur on Virginia Tech campus, so anything that occurs downtown or at an apartment complex is not even counted on those emails." (Virginia Tech Collegiate Times)
3. Two new homes are for sale in the Blacksburg area. The listing for 323 Sheliah Ct. reveals it is a 1,827 square-foot, 3-bed, 4-bath home listed by Austin Cummings at Gravity Real Estate Group, inc. The home at 512 Seminole Dr. is a 4,739 square foot, 4-bed, 4-bath home listed by the New River Valley Association of Realtors. (Blacksburg Patch)

Today and tomorrow in Blacksburg:

Monday, May 1

• ICAT: "Open (at the) Source" - Step Into Blacksburg At The Ruth C. Horton Gallery (10:00 AM)
• Art Exhibit: The Underwater Wonders Of Toms Creek At Perspective Gallery Squires (12:00 PM)

Tuesday, May 2

• Town Council Work Session - Town of Blacksburg At The Blacksburg Motor Company Building (11:00 AM)
• Planning Commission Meeting - Town of Blacksburg At The Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St. (6:30 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Montgomery County Fire-EMS Department responded to the scene of a tractor-trailer rollover on I81 South-Bound at mile-marker 124.6 on Saturday. Photos of the wreck are available at the link. (Montgomery County Fire-EMS Department via Facebook)
• On the afternoon of Saturday, Apr. 29, Blacksburg Rescue was dispatched to relieve a patient with injuries involved in a mountain biking accident. An ambulance, special access SUV, and multiple UTVs were used to retrieve the patient, who has been hospitalized. (Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad via Facebook)
• Blacksburg High School DECA returned this past week from the International Career Development Conference in Orlando, FL. Check out the list of winners at the link. (Blacksburg High School via Facebook)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Monday off right. See you all soon for another update!

— Michelle Paul

About me: Michelle Paul is a Utah-based writer and photographer with a professional background in content management and registered nursing. When not working on projects ranging from photo editing to copywriting, they enjoy traveling, video games, and expanding their skills.