Welcome to Blacksburg

I've been "home" in Blacksburg, VA for a little over a week now. I've actually never really lived here before - my parents moved out here last August, right before I started my senior year of college (tear!). Thus, any impression I have of this town comes from what I can superficially take away from it, which so far has consisted of:

1) A crazy prisoner who murdered the hospital security guard and went on the lam through my neighborhood for a day...the day we moved in.
2) The Virginia Tech massacre about two months ago, about a mile from our home. (Blacksburg is pretty small)
3) Lots of friendly cows, who like apples.
4) Great views of Applachia - our backyard overlooks a valley which leads into another section of the Applachian Mountains. The view is really pretty.
5) Incredible accessories at the outlet stores - they seem to pile up and await my arrival - apparently there's no market for huge earrings and suede purses here.

and

6) These:
Mmhmm. And these are only the tip of the iceberg - the bumper stickers that I passed during a 30-minute stroll around my neighborhood today. I suppose you can't legitimately judge any place based on the bumper stickers of a few residents, but all of the evidence I'm collecting about this place is starting to paint an eyebrow-raising picture in my mind...