Cloverdale News

Are your Christmas lights up yet? Linda Blessard of Cloverdale has hers up. She's the first person from Botetourt to put her holiday light display on the map -- specifically, our annual online map of big light spectaculars.

Chris Straub of Cloverdale killed this great nine-pointer on Monday while hunting on private land with his uncle, James Firebaugh.

Mark Casey, an employee with Certified Carpet Cleaners, gets to work in a house in Southwest Roanoke on Thursday morning.

Roanoke County police arrested three people Thursday after an abduction and an attempted robbery.

Susan Guill glues together a lampshade at Roanoke's Mario Industries, which manufactures lamps and lighting fixtures.

Even with a budget shortfall, VDOT is moving ahead with plans for a major renovation project at exit 150 on Interstate 81.

Fire crews responded to a house fire in Botetourt County that killed a dog and caused heavy smoke damage Wednesday evening.

The United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court opinion that Deputy J.A. Wood of the Botetourt County Sheriff's Department and a step-parent listed as William W. Blessard; violated the Fourth Amendment constitutional rights of Mark J. and Cheryl A. Hunsberger of the Cloverdale area of Botetourt County.

This week the Botetourt View is covering some of the nine classes held for Journey the Botetourt County Public School's program for the gifted and talented.

The Botetourt Cavs 8U baseball team team won the Roanoke USSSA 8U Summer Swing Fest Tournament played over the June 20-21 weekend in Christiansburg.

Q: There is a concrete bridge on the Appalachian Trail about half a mile west of U.S. 220 in Botetourt County.

We have a host of complaints and kudos this week, including this viewer who is over our coverage of the performance art exhibit in downtown Roanoke that ended with one person being arrested.