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Knights finally get a turn celebrating after playing Lord Botetourt

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By Brian Hoffman
Knights finally get a turn celebrating after playing Lord Botetourt For the first time since 1993, James River can claim to have the best football team in Botetourt County. The Knights stunned host Lord Botetourt last Friday with a convincing 15-9 win over the host Cavaliers as their intra-county rivalry continued in Daleville. River dominated the line of scrimmage, and thus the game, as the... »

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Cavaliers headed for Salem, Knights playing for ‘Rocker’ at Glenvar

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By Edwin McCoy
Cavaliers headed for Salem, Knights playing for ‘Rocker’ at Glenvar Coming off a tough loss to county rival James River, the Lord Botetourt Cavaliers will have their work cut out for them this week as they play Salem High at Salem Stadium in the Spartans’ season opener. Salem will have a big crowd at the spacious stadium and the Spartans will be ready to play... »

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Botetourt, River netters go to 5 sets before Lady Cavs prevail

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By Brian Hoffman
Botetourt, River netters go to 5 sets before Lady Cavs prevail The Lord Botetourt girls got a little revenge for last Friday’s football loss when the Cavaliers edged James River in volleyball Monday night. Botetourt pulled out a dramatic five-game win in Daleville. “It was a very exciting win,” said LB coach Cheryl Shockley. “A lot of credit goes to all the team members. The girls... »

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New filtration plant gets Buchanan off Boil Water Notice

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By Edwin McCoy
New filtration plant gets Buchanan off Boil Water Notice BUCHANAN – If anything, Tom Middlecamp was able to breathe a sigh of relief Friday afternoon. No, the Town of Buchanan’s war on cryptosporidium is not over, but that’s only because the final financial arrangements for fighting the war are left to be figuratively signed, and with it the peace treaty. But, town water customers were... »

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Amsterdam’s the common denominator in a ‘road movie’ about Americans

Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By Edwin McCoy
Amsterdam’s the common denominator in a ‘road movie’ about Americans BOTETOURT – White Oak Tea Tavern between Daleville and Fincastle turned into a quasi office for two Dutch filmmakers and their two-man film crew when they were in Botetourt late last week and over the weekend. It was an appropriate location, and not incidental. Rob Rombout and Rogier van Eck are making “a road movie,” a... »

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Show Time: It’ll be River’s ‘old guys’ vs. the Cavs’ ‘young guys’ Friday night

Friday, August 27, 2010
By Brian Hoffman
BOTETOURT – New time, new season, same rivalry. The football season will kick off tonight when Lord Botetourt plays host to James River in the annual intra-county game. This year’s game will begin at 7 p.m., moving up a half-hour from recent years. Most of the local districts, except for the River Ridge, will go... »

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Botetourt board rejects BP’s request to let wind data tower stand

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Edwin McCoy
The meteorological data collection tower (MET) BP Wind Energy put on North Mountain 16 months ago is coming down. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Tuesday evening to deny a special exceptions permit (SEP) and zoning ordinance text amendment to allow the tower to stand. BP Wind Energy erected the tower in April 2009 to collect... »

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Botetourt schools promise a good year despite $4 million in budget cuts

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Edwin McCoy
Botetourt schools promise a good year despite $4 million in budget cuts Despite deep budget cuts, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Tony Brads said he anticipates students will experience minimal changes from last school year to this school year when they returned to the classroom today. In a statement about the opening of school, Brads said the school division expects nearly 5,000 kindergarten-12th graders on opening day. “Additionally, we... »

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Supervisors, School Board joint meeting focuses on more money challenges

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Edwin McCoy
Supervisors, School Board joint meeting focuses on more money challenges Botetourt’s two governing bodies got an early primer on a budget year that’s still 10 months away during a Friday morning meeting last week. The Board of Supervisors and School Board watched a tag-team presentation from the county administration and the school administration as the latter tried to prepare the elected officials for what they... »

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Lady Cavs rebound to open with win over Salem; play JF then River

Wednesday, August 25, 2010
By Brian Hoffman
Lady Cavs rebound to open with win over Salem; play JF then River The two county schools will go head-to-head in volleyball Monday as James River travels to Daleville for a showdown with Lord Botetourt. It should be a good one, as both schools are favored to win their respective districts. Lord Botetourt opened with a four-game win over Salem on Tuesday, while James River doesn’t open until... »

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