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Join the Party in Troutville Town Park Saturday

It’s time for another Party in the Park in Troutville, and it will have a decidedly patriotic theme. Friends of the Park is holding its fifth annual fund-raiser for Troutville Town Park Saturday, Sept. 11 from 2-6 p.m. Because of the significance of that day, the park will display the red, white and blue colors to... »

Sullivan featured in ‘The Road to the PGA Championship’ that airs on Golf Channel

Troutville’s Chip Sullivan and three-time PGA Professional National Champion Mike Small of Champaign, Ill., were two of five PGA Professionals featured in the CBS Sports special “The Road to the PGA Championship,” last Sunday, July 25, on CBS. The program, featuring behind-the-scenes stories of some of the competitors in the season’s final major, will... »

Vendors serve ‘fiesta’ of goodies at Troutville Farmers Market

TROUTVILLE – Lorna Van Ostrand was among the vendors at Saturday’s Farmers Market Fiesta at Troutville Park. Market vendors were providing some free samples of their products and produce during the Fiesta that was sponsored by Friends of the Park. Van Ostrand is opening a new bakery and catering business, Nick of Thyme, on Read Mountain... »

Allen Ginger’s hole-in-one earns LBHS sophomore $10,000

Allen Ginger thought he had a chance to make the golf team at Lord Botetourt this year, but he’s not going to bet $10,000 on it. That’s how much money Allen stood to lose if he decided playing high school athletics was more important than picking up a check for 10 grand. Ginger, a rising... »

Kinzies put Woodpecker Ridge bird sanctuary under conservation easement

BOTETOURT – Barry and Teresa Kinzie’s Woodpecker Ridge on Stoney Battery Road just outside of Troutville is now permanently protected from development. The bird sanctuary and popular bird-watching area has been placed under a conservation easement with the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF), according to an announcement Monday afternoon. The 106-acre tract has been in Barry Kinzie’s... »

Snyders take farming full circle – from raising all-natural cattle to selling the processed beef

The one thing Ray Snyder said his customers keep telling him is how tender the beef is that he sells. There’s a reason folks find it so tender, and it starts on RTS Farms on Gravel Hill Road between Troutville and Fincastle, and it ends there as well. Ray and his wife Joanne decided earlier this... »

Committee recommends Exit 150 plan that closes truck stop

The truck stop will go if VDOT approves a recommendation to realign the beleaguered Exit 150 interchange area—and it could happen as soon as the next two-three years. That’s the main proposal in recommended improvements that would cost about $21.5 million and would include some modifications and additions to the existing exit and on ramps... »

Troutville Farmers Market open on Saturday mornings

The new Troutville Farmers Market added a couple of new vendors during its second session Saturday. Carol Turner brought vegetables—some heirloom—and flowers that she’s growing at her greenhouse in Daleville. Another new vendor had Botetourt-grown frozen beef to sell. The Farmers Market is Saturdays from 7 a.m.-noon in Shelter B of Troutville Town Park. It is... »

Troutville’s proposed strategic plan already getting results

Troutville Town Council hasn’t even adopted a strategic plan yet, but the discussion and public sessions that have gone into formulating one are bearing fruit already. Last Thursday, the public got a chance to look at details and comment on the strategic plan that a committee will be sending to Town Council in June. The draft... »

Botetourt has more places to ‘buy local, buy fresh’

BOTETOURT – There will be more places to buy locally grown vegetables and flowers, fresh eggs, homemade jellies and breads and crafts this spring and summer when four area farmers markets are open. Botetourt Farmers Market at Ikenberry Orchards in Daleville has its official opening this Saturday, May 8. It’s under the auspices of Botetourt... »