Botetourt County News

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

Virginia's apple farmers are tasting the start of a rotten year. Farmers will see a smaller crop than usual, and prices must stay low to compete with cheap, abundant, out-of-state apples.

Botetourt County Supervisor Terry Austin, a Republican who abandoned the party to run for re-election as an independent, overwhelmingly defeated the challenger the GOP had hoped would unseat him Tuesday.

Western Virginia will be sending at least one newcomer to the General Assembly. Republican Bill Cleaveland and Democrat Gwen Mason are vying for William Fralin's seat in the House of Delegates.

Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Close Gallery 1 of 2 Click for more Eric Johnson, owner of Monroe Orchard in Sinks Grove, West Virginia, dumps his trailer of about 125 bushels of mostly McIntosh apples at Murray Cider Company for processing.

When the First Baptist Church in Gainsboro burned in 1995, a local architect wanted to save the ruins -- four walls and the tower.

The following is a list of highway projects that may affect traffic this week. For statewide traffic information for major roadways, dial 511 or visit www.511Virginia.org . INTERSTATE 81 Paving: Weather permitting, lane closures may be in place for pavement repairs and paving on northbound and southbound I-81 in Botetourt County between mile ...

Our paparazzi photo crew was at the Wine and Unwind Festival in Salem on Saturday -- and so were lots of people from Botetourt.

Registration continues for boys & girls basketball ages 9-18 until Saturday October 31.

What: The Alleghany/Roanoke City Health Districts will hold free H1N1 vaccination clinics a ' for school-age children a ' at four offices.

The incumbents in Botetourt's contested races earn another term. Voters in Botetourt County's Buchanan District have excellent representation on both the board of supervisors and the school board.

Since he was a young tot, Donnie Barger has been tagging along with his father, Don Barger, in the woods.

Halloween Parade kids really are spooky take these two lads from last year! The Fincastle Halloween Parade will take place on Saturday, October 31 at 6:30 pm.

Get rid of your household clutter while also helping out the environment. It's part of Botetourt County's first Household Hazardous Waste Disposal event.

On Thursday, October 8, 2009, Breckinridge Elementary in Fincastle was visited by a unique guest.

The search is over for three missing hunters in our area. The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office tells us the teens were found about a half mile from the command post a short while ago.

Three teenage boys who got lost in northern Botetourt County while on a hunting trip have been found.

Three teenagers face charges related to a series of break-ins at Lord Botetourt High School in the past week.

Just thought I would share this photo from Brownie Troop 1203's 10/6 meeting.A The photo shows the girls working on earning their Around the World Try-it badge by learning about Finland, making a Global Family card game, and playing international games.

A tractor trailer accident closes down Route 220 South in Botetourt County this morning.