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Moose lends support to ‘little one;’ latest effort raises $9,716 for 5-year-old fighting FA

Olivia Eubank got permission from her doctor to remove the facemask for a few minutes Friday afternoon to have her picture taken. The photos got snapped, then the mask was back on. It didn’t slow her down, though. She was as busy as any 5-year-old— checking out a stranger, picking at her dad, seeing... »

Yard Sale benefits Relay for Life Team

Relay for Life Yard Sale Sponsored by Jonathan’s Jedi Team will be held Saturday, April 13 from  7 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Daleville VFW on US 220 between Daleville and Fincastle. Breakfast and Lunch will be sold. »

Relay for Life Team Captain Meeting March 19

The next Team Captain Meeting for the Botetourt County Relay for Life will be held on Tuesday, March 19 at the Daleville Church of the Brethren starting at 6:30 p.m.” »

Webster C. Hall matures into fine wine

SALEM – From the name and the antique painting of a hunt scene on its label, anyone seeing a bottle of Webster C. Hall’s 2010 Cabernet Franc Reserve could believe the winery has been around ages. The boutique winery with roots in Salem is relatively new on the scene, although one of its founders... »

Sun shines on Roanoke Valley Wine Company

SALEM – Rob and Beth Crittenden became wine geeks and fell in love with Oregon wines about the time they got married in 1985. The couple who live in Botetourt County started their business in a 20-by-20-foot storage unit in 1994, outgrew that and another location in Roanoke, and then the old Farmers Co-op... »

Suter resigning to become Rockbridge County Administrator

BOTETOURT – Assistant Botetourt County Administrator Spencer Suter announced today he is resigning to take the position of Rockbridge County Administrator on October 1. Suter has worked for Botetourt County for 16 years, starting in September 1996 as the County’s first 911/GIS Coordinator who was tasked with implementing the first 911 emergency communications system... »

92-year-old charged with molesting youths 40 years ago

BOTETOURT COUNTY – A Botetourt County grand jury returned five indictments against Guy “Tex” Ritter of Salem Monday on child molestation charges that date to incidents in 1970 and 1971. According to Botetourt Commonwealth’s Attorney Joel Branscom, the incidents allegedly occurred at a time when Ritter, now 92, was serving at least one Lutheran... »

13 students taken to hospital after Botetourt bus wreck

Thirteen middle school and high school students were injured enough to be taken to a Roanoke hospital this morning after a Botetourt County school bus rolled on its roof in a one-vehicle accident. State Police said none of the injuries were life threatening. The bus wrecked on Rt. 681—Zion Hill Road— in a rural... »

Residents tell supervisors don’t cut services

BOTETOURT – If the Board of Supervisors did not know that citizens love their schools, their libraries, and the parks and recreation programs, they know it now. More than 500 people of all ages turned out at the public input meeting Tuesday night, and the vast majority wanted to save Botetourt County. Students pleaded... »

Guzi named Botetourt County Administrator

BOTETOURT – Kathleen Guzi didn’t have to go far to find a new county administrator’s job. Friday afternoon, the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to hire her to be this county’s next administrator. Earlier this year, she resigned from the administrator’s job in neighboring Bedford County, a position she’d held since 2005.... »