An expansion is planned, including a computer classroom, a performance space, a reception center, and a multimedia conference room. If you take U.S. 11 south out of Radford, you'll leave small town life and come into the country. From spring through fall, elderly or part-time farmers set up stands in front of their houses, selling everything from crookneck squash and cucumbers to molasses and wild blackberry jelly. Dublin , the little town just over the county line, is the industrial center. It is a poorer place than its history-saturated neighbors.
Folks here show their work in their faces.
Modern industrial plants, old southern aristocrats, and the poor coexist with splashes of evangelical Christian sentiment liberally applied. There are churches everywhere, from the poorest housing development to the tree-lined residential areas. Protestant denominations dominate, particularly Southern Baptist and mainline Presbyterian. Folks are also devoted to their high school football. Scout and Jem still play on the streets here, only their clothes and toys are more modern.