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Foundation awards $19,000 grant for Field of Dreams

CRAIG COUNTY – The Field of Dreams athletic complex is a step closer to being ready for Craig County kids to play on this summer, after the Foundation for Roanoke Valley awarded a $19,850 grant. The grant from the Community Catalyst Fund is to be used to purchase materials needed and to build and... »

Shooting range temporarily closed after vandalism

CRAIG COUNTY, VA – Vandalism at the Potts Slope Shooting Range in Craig County has caused USDA Forest Service officials to close the range temporarily until May 24. The temporary closing was announced today, May 13, after USDA Forest Service officials found the restroom and the shelter at the range were vandalized last week.... »

Mock crash brings home drunk driving dangers

NEW CASTLE – On what should have been one of the happiest evenings of their lives, five bloodied and crying Craig County High School students – and three others who were far too still – were extricated from crushed cars that had been carrying them to their prom moments before. One of the cars... »

Send the children outside to play

NEW CASTLE – Sending children outside to play may not only be healthier for them physically, but it may be better for them psychologically too. A recent BBC study found that, children who play outside laugh more. They say that laughter is the best medicine and this may hold true for kids, too. Not... »

Craig student wins in Holocaust visual art contest

CRAIG COUNTY – Craig County student Mitchell England won first place in the junior division and a $200 prize for his entry in the Virginia Holocaust Museum’s Visual Arts Contest in Richmond. Mitchell is an eight-grader at Roanoke Catholic School. This year students were encourage to create art reflecting on the concept “To Save... »

Tourism Commission selects map points of interest

CRAIG COUNTY – There is a lot of good news out there about tourism and economic development. The Artisan Trail in Craig, Alleghany, Bath, and Highland counties was launched last November and new businesses such as the Artisan Center & Farmers Market on Main Street in New Castle are glad to see the change... »

Volunteers pick up loads of trash from shooting range

CRAIG COUNTY – About a dozen volunteers turned out to pick up Bobcat loads of trash at the popular Potts Slope Shooting Range. The range is located one-half mile off Rt. 311 in Craig County and the volunteers were helping with a quarterly clean-up day on April 9 scheduled by Eastern Divide District Ranger... »

Nature’s April Fool joke: Snow one day, 80s the next week

CRAIG COUNTY – It was Mother Nature’s April Fool’s joke on Craig County and the Roanoke and New River valleys. Just before afternoon commute time on April 4, the skies dumped between 4 and 7 inches of sleet and fluffy, wet snow. Snow covered daffodils and other blooming bulbs and created winter sculptures on... »

Craig residents donate 1924 Model T for Ferrum’s centennial

NEW CASTLE – It’s not the very same car the first president of what today is Ferrum College drove, but the Model T Ford that Lanier and Theckla Frantz of New Castle donated for the college’s Centennial exhibit is close enough. The 1924 black beauty is similar to the one driven by Dr. Benjamin... »

Group sends boxes from home to Craig military people

NEW CASTLE – A local group wants to make sure that each person from Craig County who is serving in the military has a little taste of home. Volunteers formed a group called the Military Appreciation Project – or MAP. The idea of Craig resident Pam Dudding was to do something special for active... »