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Austin wins Republican nomination for 19th District House seat

Terry L. Austin of Buchanan won the Republican Party nomination to run for the 19th District House of Delegates seat in the November General Election. Austin easily defeated three other candidates for the party nomination in a “firehouse primary” Tuesday, May 7 by collecting 44.5 percent of the 1,770 votes cast in Botetourt, Alleghany... »

Catawba Murder Hole cave is subject of new book

CATAWBA – A noted cave, which some say wants to tell its own story, now has the opportunity in a recently released book. “Murder Hole” is about the Catawba-area cave of the same name in Botetourt County that author, landowner and caver Marian McConnell describes as “a unique place of danger and beauty.” McConnell,... »

Crouse named Salem Officer of the Year

SALEM – Salem Police Detective Danny Crouse has been selected by his peers as Officer of the Year for 2012, after saving a woman from jumping off a bridge over I-81. Crouse’s selection was announced Feb. 19. He has been with the Salem Police Department since January 2008. He saved the woman on March... »

Seeing spots: Craig woman rescues dalmatians

CRAIG COUNTY – Diana Crush loves seeing spots. There’s nothing wrong with her eyes. She just loves dalmatian dogs. In fact, Crush devotes her life to rescuing dalmatians, through the Dalmatian Rescue of Southwest Virginia. Diana Morgan Crush grew up in Craig County and although she now lives just over the line in Botetourt, her... »

From courtroom to classroom – teacher arrests attention

SALEM – Students sit riveted as as Diane Brogan, Roanoke College sociology and public affairs teaching associate, paints a vivid picture of the social justice system with her characteristic candor. Discussions are lively and questions fly as Brogan skillfully leads students in her Juvenile Delinquency class, just one of her sociology courses offered at... »

Romney rouses the faithful and the curious in Salem

SALEM – Nine-year-old Brendan Bell was excited about meeting Gov. Mitt Romney. “It was pretty cool. I got to shake the hand most likely of the next president of the United States,” he said, as he and brother Aidan, 7, were leaving Republican Presidential Candidate Romney’s rally in Salem. The boys came from Botetourt... »

Fire acreage estimate upped to 3,000

Fire officials have upped the estimate of woods burning in Craig and Alleghany counties to more than 3,000 today, twice as much as two days ago. Additional forest firefighters have been called in, making 120 plus support staff, bulldozers and a contract helicopter. Before noon today, Barbara Walker of the Eastern Divide Ranger Division... »

Craig-Alleghany wildfire gobbles more than 2,500 acres

CRAIG COUNTY – The woodlands fire that apparently started six days ago in Craig County has now gobbled more than 2,500 acres in Craig and Alleghany County. More than 100 federal and local firefighters are battling the flames in the Barbours Creek Wilderness area on Potts Mountain close to the Botetourt County line. National... »

Fire races across 1,200 forest acres on Potts Mountain

CRAIG COUNTY – A wildfire threatening more than 1,200 acres of National Forest land in Craig County near the border of Craig, Alleghany and Botetourt raged on Tuesday, after the entire state of Virginia had been declared under a “red flag warning” because of high fire danger from dry conditions and wind. According to... »

Budget committee now considering combination of tax increases, cuts after public meeting

The Board of Supervisors budget committee met again Wednesday morning where it digested comments from the previous night’s public meeting at Lord Botetourt High School. By the end of the 3-1/2 hour committee meeting, the supervisors had asked the county administration to provide several budget scenarios that included real estate and personal property tax... »