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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... »

Buchanan man faces capital attempted murder charges following shooting incident Wednesday night

BUCHANAN – Botetourt County Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle reported Thursday morning that Steven Patrick Prease, 33, of Buchanan, was arrested and is being held without bond in the Botetourt-Craig Public Safety Facility facing four felony charges in connection with a shooting incident that occurred Wednesday night, June 27 in and near his residence at 479... »

Hylton, Vickey Martin

Vickey Martin Hylton, 50, of Buchanan passed away March 18, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father-in-law, Homer Harlos Hylton. She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Brian Hylton; son Jacob Hylton; parents Kay and Jerry Lamb of Salem and Richard and Doris Martin of Roanoke; sister Kathy Martin of... »

Local twins have a future full of Froth

ROANOKE - In today’s economy most 23 year olds are lucky if they have their first full-time job in their field after graduating from college.  In this regard, Rachel and Luke Higginbotham have perhaps proved that age-old saying that “two heads are better than one” – the twins, originally from Buchanan, just opened the new... »

Botetourt Resource Center needs helping hands

BOTETOURT – The Botetourt Resource Center (BRC) needs your help again. In what’s become an annual effort, the center– which assists dozens of senior citizens and struggling families– needs funds to remain open beyond November of this year. Right now, Director Robyn Dobyns said the center has enough money to remain open into the... »

Arbor Day blossoms Friday in Buchanan

Spring is bursting out all over the Town of Buchanan, just in time for Friday’s annual Arbor Day Celebration. The hundreds of cherry trees in town are in full blossom and will provide the backdrop for the tree plantings that mark the annual Arbor Day. The fifth annual Arbor Day Celebration will be held... »

Things come together for successful Mountain Magic Festival

Things really came together this year to mark Buchanan’s 16th Mountain Magic In Fall Festival, according to Town Revitalization Manager Harry Gleason. The weather was perfect for the 130 vendors who set up on Main Street and the thousands of festival visitors who kept the downtown filled most of the day. Those visitors had... »

16th Mountain Magic in Fall Bluegrass, Antiques, Crafts Festival Saturday in Buchanan

On Saturday, for the 16th consecutive year, Buchanan’s downtown will be busy with the Mountain Magic In Fall Bluegrass, Antiques and Crafts Festival. The October street festival has been a staple in the town’s revitalization efforts that started in the mid-1990s; and now it’s perhaps the largest single-day event in the county. The festival... »

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... »

Hot air balloon, carriage rides, auto show part of Friday’s Evening In Buchanan

BUCHANAN – Downtown Buchanan will be alive with activity Friday evening during the eighth annual An Evening In Buchanan. The public is invited to the affair that will include an antique auto show and the monthly Second Fridays Cruise-In, music from the ‘50s with DJ Randy Riddle, the barbershop quartet Four For You strolling... »