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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... »

Elementary students get pepped up about SOL tests

NEW CASTLE – A giant kangaroo, a famous gobbler and the Craig County Rocket Dog helped get third, fourth and fifth-graders at McCleary Elementary on May 3 excited about upcoming Standard of Learning tests they will take this week. Earlier last week across the mountain, Mugsy, the Salem Red Sox Baseball mascot was doing... »

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... »

Guthrie granddaughter

Mark and Shirley Guthrie of New Castle announce the birth of their newest granddaughter. Kaylee Marie Elizabeth Webb was born on April 20 at 12:34 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. She is the daughter of Ben and Marie Webb who live in the Starkey area of Roanoke... »

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... »

Couple chooses home births for their babies

CRAIG COUNTY – Early on a Saturday morning, Phebe Grace Makhaira Dellinger finally met the family who had been waiting for her for nine months and 10 days. And once she made up her mind, Phebe wasted no time getting here, arriving only 90 minutes after her mother woke up dreaming she was in... »

Craig Girl Scout works to complete ‘Take Action Project’

CRAIG COUNTY – Craig County Girl Scout Olivia Dudding is working to complete her Take Action Project the first part of May. The Craig County High School senior, who is 18, selected the project as an outcome of the Girl Scout Young Women’s World Forum she attended in Chicago, Ill., in July 2012. “I... »

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... »