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Knights will host Glenvar in volleyball Thursday
Kinley Millman is ready to serve for James River.Photo by Birdie Boblett The James River volleyball team will look to get back on the winning track this week when the Knights host Martinsville and arch-rival Glenvar. The River girls have dropped two district matches after opening the season 9-2. Last week in Hillsville the Knights lost to...
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First Bank Fall Run event will mark its 40th year
This year marks the 40th running of the First Bank Fall Run. Here, a 1987 photo of runners starting the...
Botetourt 4-H member places 10th at National Dairy Handlers Competition
Addison Kelly placed first in the State FFA Dairy Handlers Career Development Event. Photos courtesy of Botetourt 4-H A Botetourt...
EDUCATION
School division ranks fourth statewide in SOL pass rates
File graphic Botetourt County Public Schools (BCPS) ranked fourth overall among Virginia school divisions in Standards of Learning pass rates...
BCPS officially establishes a ‘town’ at Troutville Elementary
Superintendent Dr. Janet Womack (left), Vicki Brown (center) and Troutville Elementary School Principal Steven Anderson (right) pose with members of...
LIFESTYLE
Lord Botetourt High School winners of HFI scholarships
Gavin T. Rosenberger On May 17 at the Lord Botetourt High School Senior Awards Assembly, two students received scholarships from...
Democrats award scholarships
Grayson AlfanoPhotos courtesy of BDC Paul Theimer The Botetourt Democratic Committee awarded two $1,000 Citizenship Award Scholarships at the respective...
ENTERTAINMENT
Attic Youth’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ opens Friday
Dorothy, Riley Whisnant, rehearsing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" for Attic Youth’s production of “The Wizard of Oz.” “The Wizard of...
Buchanan Dates To Remember
Buchanan Spring Clean Up – Saturday, April 18, 8 a.m. through 4 p.m., a dumpster will be available on the...
OPINION
Letters to the Editor for Oct. 7 edition
The irony of complaints Once again, as it happens every month, The Fincastle Herald published Bob Patterson’s play-by-play of the Board of Supervisors monthly meeting. His monthly letters are loaded with complaints about those with whom he disagrees. Oftentimes, his rhetoric comes off as taunting such as when he called members of the community “critters.” In his latest letter to the...
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Church News for Sept. 30 edition
Springwood Baptist pork barbecue dinner The annual pork barbecue dinner, prepared by Aaron’s Smokehouse, will be held on Saturday, October...
Dickerson retiring from Fincastle Presbyterian
Rev. David A. DickersonPhoto courtesy of Patsy Dickerson The Rev. David A. Dickerson has served as Fincastle Presbyterian Church’s part-time...
STATE & NATIONAL
Fincastle eHerald | October 7, 2026
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Botetourt girls raise over $10,000 to fight kids cancer
The combined Lord Botetourt jayvee and varsity volleyball teams join with the late Dalton Close’s mother and sister for a...
SPORTS
Botetourt girls raise over $10,000 to fight kids cancer
The combined Lord Botetourt jayvee and varsity volleyball teams join with the late Dalton Close’s mother and sister for a...
Read moreDetailsBotetourt will host Franklin County for Homecoming
The Lord Botetourt football team returns after a bye week to host Franklin County for Homecoming this Friday.Photo by Katie...
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Route 220 (Roanoke Road) Superstreet Intersection Improvements Botetourt County
Find out about a project to improve the intersection of Route 220 (Roanoke Road) and Route 779 (Catawba Road) in...
Read moreDetailsTRUSTEE’S SALE OF 1796 ARCHWAY ROAD, BLUE RIDGE, VA 24064.
In execution of a certain Deed of Trust dated March 31, 2011, in the original principal amount of $75,225.00 recorded...
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Botetourt County School board Regular Meeting of the School board The Botetourt County School Board will hold a Regular Meeting...
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Wright, Richard Alan
Richard Alan “Bubba” Wright, 48, of Dagger Springs Road, Eagle Rock, died Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at his residence. He...
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My beautiful Molly. "Well, you can name her anything you want, but we'll call her Molly!" replied her father. So...
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Letters to the Editor for Sept. 30 edition
Buchanan District resident writes about Sept. Board meeting The September Board of Supervisors (BoS) meeting was the first meeting in...
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Extending real estate reassessment period loses thousands in taxes to county At the January 27, 2026 Board of Supervisors (BoS)...
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