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Historic Fincastle, Inc. holds successful festival
Historic Fincastle, Inc. held its annual Fincastle Festival last Saturday. By Matt de Simone Last weekend saw the return of the Fincastle Festival to the streets of the town. Finally, the Town of Fincastle had one of its first moments since last year’s pandemic to bring some of the community’s artisans, leaders, and friends together...
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Curious about Botetourt County’s ‘tithable’ data?
A look at the Frontier Virginia interface on their website. By Matt de Simone ...
Botetourt libraries hold book fairs
A look inside of the Eagle Rock branch library’s book fair last weekend. By Matt de...
August grand jury indicts 31
A Botetourt County grand jury returned 51 indictments against 31 individuals in August: DIRECT INDICTMENTS Samer Abdelmajid of Roanoke, conspiracy,...
Toys 4 Bot-E-Tots kicks off
Members of Botetourt Town & Country Women’s Club helped out with the Toys 4 Bot-E-Tots toy...
Obituaries
Muriel R. Wright
Muriel R. Wright, 97, of Botetourt, passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at LewisGale Medical Center. Muriel was born in...
Charles Irving Montgomery
Charles Irving Montgomery, 88, of Buchanan, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021. He was born on August 24, 1933,...
Robert L. Frantz
Robert L. Frantz, 94, of Harrisburg, Pa., died Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at his home surrounded by loving family. Bob...
Larry D. Firebaugh
Larry David Firebaugh, 81, of Troutville, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at his home. Larry was born in...
Education
Community continues airing grievances about mask mandate for BCPS students
The BCPS School Board met last week at Lord Botetourt High School. By...
2021-2022 school year begins for BCPS
First grade students at Eagle Rock Elementary By Aila Boyd Although summer doesn’t officially...
School Board meeting gets tense due to masking concerns
Signs were used by some at the meeting to indicate their approval or disapproval of things...
Free lunch extended for students statewide
By Matt de Simone Last year, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced universal free lunch for all...
Opinion
Letter to the Editor for Sept. 22 Edition
Endorses Campbell for School Board seat Editor: I write to recommend Brandy Campbell for the Buchanan District on the Botetourt...
Letters to the Editor for Sept. 15 Edition
To change the direction the democracy’s going – vote Editor: I have been a resident of Botetourt County for more...
Religiously Speaking for Sept. 1 Edition
Haiti/Good Sam Hospice By Frances Stebbins Learning of the severe earthquake on the Caribbean island of Haiti, I cannot help...
Roanoke’s Murray Cook built ‘Field of Dreams’
The original Field of Dreams from the movie is on the left, and the field built...
Sports
Knights go on the road and beat Covington in football, 34-32
James River makes a stop during a recent game in Springwood. James River...
LB falls to 1-3 with loss to Appomattox, will be off for the next two Friday nights
Joey Issacs has three kickoff returns for touchdowns in four games. The Lord Botetourt...
River golfers prepare for Region 2C tournament
The James River golfers will have a practice around at the site of the Region 2C tournament on Thursday of...
Cavaliers wrap Blue Ridge District regular season golf title, district tournament scheduled for Tuesday was rained out
Junior Ashton Harper of LB is the Blue Ridge District individual season champion in golf. [PHOTO:...