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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...

By Matt de Simone   Botetourt County residents curious about their genealogy information about the area have a new resource on the subject. Jim Jackson of Caldwell, Idaho, recently started up a website called Frontier Virginia. The website provides a...

By Matt de Simone   Two book fairs took place at Botetourt County Public Libraries last week. Beginning last Thursday, the Eagle Rock Branch Library welcomed the community to peruse a list of literary titles. It was the first book...

A Botetourt County grand jury returned 51 indictments against 31 individuals in August: DIRECT INDICTMENTS Samer Abdelmajid of Roanoke, conspiracy, false pretenses Maquan Alexander Calenger of Roanoke, possession of LSD with intent to distribute, possession of etizolam with intent to...

By Matt de Simone   The Botetourt County Sheriffs Office kicked off its Toys for Bot-E-Tots toy drive campaign last Saturday at Fincastle Baptist Church in Fincastle. The event featured raffles, a pork chop barbeque, poker run, and a bike...

Mountain Magic In Fall Festival –Saturday, Oct. 2, gates open to the public at 10 a.m. with activities continuing until 5 p.m. with more than 100 vendor spaces on the Buchanan Town Park, live bluegrass performances on Center Stage, and...

Banned Books Week Next week, public libraries everywhere will celebrate Banned Books Week. During that week, we highlight books whose content has been both challenged and celebrated for various reasons and at various times. This year, the theme is “Books...

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Delegate Terry Austin (R) has announced his bid for re-election for the 19th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Austin is serving his fourth term in the House representing the 19th District, which includes the counties of Alleghany,...

Steve Dean of Troutville has announced that he is running as a write-in candidate for the Amsterdam District seat on the Botetourt County School Board. His news release outlining his platform reads: “My Name is Steve Dean and I am...