Board postpones meeting about trash agreement ‘worth $16 million’
Sixteen million dollars in today’s dollars. That’s the “conservative estimate” the Botetourt Board of Supervisors says an agreement is worth...
Teachers back in school, students return August 8
Botetourt County’s teachers are back in school today and students return next Wednesday, Aug. 8. The school division’s 36 or...
Many say they see no value in extending Troutville boundary
Troutville Town Council member Dean Paderick (left) talks about council's proposal to extend the town's corporate limits during last week's...
RCUTs, stoplights at LBHS part of ‘Superstreet’ Smart Scale project; Brughs Mill Road work ‘prescreened out’
The Botetourt Board of Supervisors was expected to apply to have three road projects included in the Virginia Department of...
Chickens, bees, etc. allowed in residential areas under proposed Home Agriculture
It’s been over a year-and-a-half since Michael Lewis appeared before the Board of Supervisors and asked for a text amendment...
Exit 150 hotel/conference center would require some public financing to attract developer
A hotel/conference center in the Exit 150 area would operate in the black, according to a feasibility study commissioned by...
Smart Scale road funding proposals include ‘RCUT’ intersection that limits left turns, from Ashley Way, International Parkway
This VDOT graphic shows how an RCUT at the US 220/International Parkway/Ashley Way intersection would work. An “RCUT,” an innovative...
Council adds special events to what’s allowed under Buchanan open-air markets
Buchanan Town Council agreed to several changes to the definition of an “open air market” in its zoning ordinance Monday...
Paper mill incident leaves James ‘black,’ but not harmful to humans, aquatic life
Over the weekend, the dark water color in the James River in Botetourt was reminiscent of how the river looked...
Buchanan hearings set for what can be in ‘open air market’
Buchanan Town Council and Planning Commission will hold back-to-back special meetings and public hearings Monday, July 16 to consider amending...