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The Fincastle Herald
Planners endorse residential wind turbine, recommend allowing 60-foot pole
Despite concerns about noise and visibility from neighbors, the Botetourt Planning Commission members offered their encouragement to Mark Hanson who is seeking a special exceptions permit (SEP) so he can put a small wind turbine on a 60-foot pole at his home on Vista Lane west of Fincastle. Hanson and his wife Teresa already have... »
The Fincastle Herald 
A thinning shroud of smoke provided a colorful sunset Monday evening and a colorful sunrise Tuesday morning.
The smoke at times blanketed the county Monday and was from a 1,575-acre prescribed burn on national forest land just west of Eagle Rock. The Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests is... »
Smoke on the horizon
A thinning shroud of smoke provided a colorful sunset Monday evening and a colorful sunrise Tuesday morning.
The smoke at times blanketed the county Monday and was from a 1,575-acre prescribed burn on national forest land just west of Eagle Rock. The Eastern Divide Ranger District of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests is... »
The Fincastle Herald 
The public is invited to enjoy an evening of live bluegrass music performed in the Buchanan Theatre this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. by Against the Grain.
Area musicians Danny Reynolds, Richard Greer, Mark Holt and David Goode make up Against the Grain, and are this month’s featured performers of the Buchanan Arts Series.
This monthly concert series... »
Against The Grain plays in Buchanan Saturday night
The public is invited to enjoy an evening of live bluegrass music performed in the Buchanan Theatre this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. by Against the Grain.
Area musicians Danny Reynolds, Richard Greer, Mark Holt and David Goode make up Against the Grain, and are this month’s featured performers of the Buchanan Arts Series.
This monthly concert series... »
FEATURES, The Fincastle Herald 
The James River basketball team is going to Richmond for the third time in the past four years. The Knights will play Dan River on Friday at 12:15 p.m.
The other semifinal will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday when Lebanon takes on Buckingham County. The two winners meet for the Group A, Division 2 state... »
River basketball team making return trip to Final Four
The James River basketball team is going to Richmond for the third time in the past four years. The Knights will play Dan River on Friday at 12:15 p.m.
The other semifinal will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday when Lebanon takes on Buckingham County. The two winners meet for the Group A, Division 2 state... »
Breaking News, The Fincastle Herald 
Botetourt County investigators arrested two Roanoke men suspected of a home invasion incident that occurred on December 28, 2009; and in an unrelated incident, arrested a 54-year-old Roanoke County man on three charges related to his alleged involvement with a 16-year-old girl.
George Theodore Fitzgerald and Kevin Wayne Ferguson, both 32, were charged with possession... »
Arrests made in Botetourt for home invasion, sexual liberties with child, series of car break-ins
Botetourt County investigators arrested two Roanoke men suspected of a home invasion incident that occurred on December 28, 2009; and in an unrelated incident, arrested a 54-year-old Roanoke County man on three charges related to his alleged involvement with a 16-year-old girl.
George Theodore Fitzgerald and Kevin Wayne Ferguson, both 32, were charged with possession... »
The Fincastle Herald
Officials discuss helping strained Buchanan Rescue Squad
Botetourt County EMS officials and Buchanan Rescue Squad leaders were meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss options for improving response times and capabilities in the squad’s service area, according to Assistant County Administrator Spencer Suter. Suter said health issues for some key Buchanan Rescue Squad members and a lack of enough volunteers prompted the county to... »
FEATURES, The Fincastle Herald 
It’s a report like no other, an annual snapshot of Botetourt County. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report deals with numbers, figures and statistics, which, while boring to some, can lead to intriguing insights into where tax dollars go.
The Board of Supervisors received the 2009 report at its February meeting, along with comments from the... »
Botetourt audit paints a picture of growth since 2000
It’s a report like no other, an annual snapshot of Botetourt County. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report deals with numbers, figures and statistics, which, while boring to some, can lead to intriguing insights into where tax dollars go.
The Board of Supervisors received the 2009 report at its February meeting, along with comments from the... »
FEATURES, The Fincastle Herald 
When Acoustic Endeavors takes the stage at Buchanan Theater Saturday night, the popular bluegrass group will be celebrating its 15th anniversary as part of the Buchanan Arts Series.
The group is celebrating that milestone with a new song, too, one dedicated to the small town that has remade itself in those 15 years. It is... »
Acoustic Endeavors singing new song about Buchanan for 15th anniversary show
When Acoustic Endeavors takes the stage at Buchanan Theater Saturday night, the popular bluegrass group will be celebrating its 15th anniversary as part of the Buchanan Arts Series.
The group is celebrating that milestone with a new song, too, one dedicated to the small town that has remade itself in those 15 years. It is... »
Basketball, Breaking News, Radford News Journal, The Fincastle Herald
Region C basketball tournament games delayed by weather
The Region C basketball tournament games have been delayed because of the continued bad weather in Southwest Virginia. James River’s and Radford’s boys basketball teams were scheduled to play Friday night in separate semi-final games, with the championship game set for Saturday—all at Northwood High School in Saltville. Radford’s girls also were scheduled to play tonight... »
Cave Spring Connection, FEATURES, Salem Times Register, The Fincastle Herald, The Vinton Messenger 
March is filled with events related to the Big Read Roanoke Valley, and co-chairs Lucy Lee and Ann McCallum believe that there is something for everyone.
The Big Read is a nationwide program created by the National Endowment for the Arts. Every year, a different piece of literature is selected, and everyone in the area... »
March filled with Big Read events
March is filled with events related to the Big Read Roanoke Valley, and co-chairs Lucy Lee and Ann McCallum believe that there is something for everyone.
The Big Read is a nationwide program created by the National Endowment for the Arts. Every year, a different piece of literature is selected, and everyone in the area... »
