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Breaking News, The New Castle Record 
CRAIG COUNTY – One of Craig’s oldest soldiers, Estial Echols, has died a few months before his 100th birthday.
The World War II Army veteran who was a prisoner of the Germans died March 10 at his home at Johns Creek.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 13, at 11 a.m. at Level Green Christian... »
Old soldier dies
CRAIG COUNTY – One of Craig’s oldest soldiers, Estial Echols, has died a few months before his 100th birthday.
The World War II Army veteran who was a prisoner of the Germans died March 10 at his home at Johns Creek.
Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 13, at 11 a.m. at Level Green Christian... »
FEATURES, The New Castle Record 
CRAIG COUNTY – A film shot in Craig County is a winner in the third annual Virginia Independent Film Festival.
“Blue Ridge” by filmmaker Vincent Sweeney won the grand prize and audience choice in the feature film category.
The 97-minute film described as “a rural film of love and hate” was shot over 28 days in... »
Film shot in Craig County wins at Va. film festival
CRAIG COUNTY – A film shot in Craig County is a winner in the third annual Virginia Independent Film Festival.
“Blue Ridge” by filmmaker Vincent Sweeney won the grand prize and audience choice in the feature film category.
The 97-minute film described as “a rural film of love and hate” was shot over 28 days in... »
Breaking News, Salem Times Register, The New Castle Record
Lost hikers rescued
ROANOKE COUNTY – Two hikers were rescued by volunteer firefighters in woods near Craig County after the women became lost while hiking Dragon’s Tooth Trail in Catawba over the weekend. Six volunteers from the Masons Cove and Catawba Fire Stations combed the woods around that portion of the Appalachian Trail in Roanoke County for the... »
FEATURES, The New Castle Record 
CRAIG COUNTY – Craig County ranked among the healthiest places to live in Virginia, according to the first-ever nationwide County Health Rankings released last week by the Virginia Department of Health.
In fact, it was the highest ranking rural county in Virginia, listed as the state’s 20th most healthy place.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in... »
Survey says Craig County among Virginia’s healthiest places to live
CRAIG COUNTY – Craig County ranked among the healthiest places to live in Virginia, according to the first-ever nationwide County Health Rankings released last week by the Virginia Department of Health.
In fact, it was the highest ranking rural county in Virginia, listed as the state’s 20th most healthy place.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in... »
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Griffith will run for Congress
RICHMOND – Salem Delegate H. Morgan Griffith will be running for Congress. With two weeks to go for this year’s session of the Virginia General Assembly, Griffith issued a statement Feb. 26 confirming his intent to seek the Republican nomination for the 9th District seat now held by Democrat Rick Boucher of Abingdon. Griffith also filed... »
The New Castle Record 
CRAIG COUNTY – Another 2-1/2 miles of Craig Creek have been permanently protected through conservation easements donated by two landowners to state and local land trusts. The easements bring the total acres protected by easements in Craig County to more than 4,000 acres.
The properties are a 355-acre farm east of New Castle donated by... »
Barnharts, hunt club donate land for preservation -
CRAIG COUNTY – Another 2-1/2 miles of Craig Creek have been permanently protected through conservation easements donated by two landowners to state and local land trusts. The easements bring the total acres protected by easements in Craig County to more than 4,000 acres.
The properties are a 355-acre farm east of New Castle donated by... »
FEATURES, The New Castle Record 
CRAIG COUNTY – Two sets of Craig County landowners have taken steps to protect family land along Craigs Creek by placing it in conservation easements.
They are Marlon Old and his father, Charles M. Old, of Craig County, and Dr. Karen and George Barnhart. The Arrowhead Club LLC has also put land club members use... »
Two families protect Craigs Creek land
CRAIG COUNTY – Two sets of Craig County landowners have taken steps to protect family land along Craigs Creek by placing it in conservation easements.
They are Marlon Old and his father, Charles M. Old, of Craig County, and Dr. Karen and George Barnhart. The Arrowhead Club LLC has also put land club members use... » COMMENTS
Breaking News, The New Castle Record
New Castle man charged with child pornography
NEW CASTLE – A 53-year-old New Castle man is in jail, charged with 21 counts related to child pornography and drugs. William Britt “Skippy” Bailey of 219 Main Street, Apt B, was arrested on 21 grand jury indictments. His arrest this week came after a year-long investigation by the Craig County Sheriff’s Office, Virginia State... »
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Meet the new dean of VT’s College of Ag & Life Sciences
BLACKSBURG — Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will hold a reception for alumni and friends to meet the college’s new dean, Alan Grant, on Saturday, March 6, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. in the Holtzman Alumni Center and The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, Blacksburg. Grant started his position on... »
FEATURES, The New Castle Record 
CRAIG COUNTY – Future World War II Private 1st Class Estial Echols was born in 1910 and raised in Newport in Craig County, on the farm of his parents, Charles and Virginia Echols.
Working on the farm in the early 1900s was tough, Estial Echols recalled, but they shared in the good times that were... »
Young man became an old soldier
CRAIG COUNTY – Future World War II Private 1st Class Estial Echols was born in 1910 and raised in Newport in Craig County, on the farm of his parents, Charles and Virginia Echols.
Working on the farm in the early 1900s was tough, Estial Echols recalled, but they shared in the good times that were... » COMMENTS
Meg, thanks for making the correction about the mother of my dad and his sister. I've let my father know, ...
I think it is great that My Grandpa and Uncle have taken such an interest in helping the invironmeny like ...
1 Comment »Brittany Old February 26, 2010