Southwest Virginia doesn't get the attention it deserves. The national conversation moves fast and tends to overlook places that aren't major metros. But the communities here — from Pulaski to Galax to Bluefield — have stories worth telling and people worth knowing.
LinksSWVA is the broadest view in the LINKS community network — a regional lens covering the New River Valley and the surrounding counties that form the broader Southwest Virginia landscape. Same values as LinksPulaski and LinksNRV, wider geographic scope.
The region has genuine assets: mountain landscapes, strong agricultural roots, manufacturing heritage, growing tech presence through Virginia Tech, and communities that have learned how to do more with less. That story deserves to be told honestly and well.
Written from Pulaski, Virginia — at the center of it all.
Service Area
Floyd County · Montgomery County
City of Radford
Patrick County · Roanoke County
Craig County · Mercer County, WV
Scott · Lee · Wise · Dickenson
Buchanan · Russell · Tazewell
Local Business
Independent businesses, Main Streets, and entrepreneurs across Southwest Virginia who are building something worth supporting.
Agriculture & Land
Farm-to-table, local food systems, agricultural heritage, and the land that defines so much of what Southwest Virginia is.
Tourism & Outdoors
The trails, rivers, parks, and destinations that make Southwest Virginia a region worth visiting — and worth protecting.
Community Life
Events, traditions, civic life, and the everyday moments that hold small communities together across the region.
Economic Development
What's growing, what's changing, and what opportunities exist across Southwest Virginia for people willing to invest here.
Arts & Culture
Music, art, heritage, and the creative life of a region with deep Appalachian roots and a growing contemporary culture.