Wednesday Dec 23 | Roanoke Times
A Christmas gift idea from Botetourt libraries
As you wind up your shopping, you may need a last minute gift idea. Please think of the Botetourt Libraries' Adopt-a-Subscription program which will help support the libraries and honor a loved one all year long.
ATV accident in Botetourt Co. sends woman to the hospital
A woman riding an ATV in Botetourt County ended up in the hospital Thursday when the vehicle flipped over, pinning her underneath.
Post those 911 numbers at your house
Fincastle - Can emergency responders find you? It's much easier if your house numbers are clearly posted.
Bomb threats at 2 local schools traced to Roanoke pay phone
Authorities evacuated and searched two Botetourt County schools Wednesday, following a pair of midday bomb threats.
Botetourt Co. school threat calls traced to SE Roanoke
The Botetourt County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from anyone who was in Southeast Roanoke late Wednesday morning, in connection with two threats called into two Botetourt Co.
Winemakers squeeze all they can from white grape crop
Traminette grapes wait to be crushed at Chateau Morrisette. The Traminette grape is a blending grape and was harvested from Silver Creek Orchard in Nelson County, owned by Ruth and John Sunders.
Dipping their paddles into the quiet and cool James River on Wednesday, the three canoeists worked to strike a balance between their need to cover the miles, and their desire to enjoy the day.
Fifty years of the two high schools acknowledged
The principals of James River High School and Lord Botetourt High School presented plaques of appreciation to both elected boards in Botetourt at the Football game on Friday, Aug.
Istill remember riding down Colorado Boulevard in my mother's blue Datsun 710 station wagon.
You walk into a recently opened yogurt shop in a mini-mall on Colorado Boulevard and Rockland Avenue, next to Starbucks.
Hatching a business: Botetourt Co. boy learns valuable lessons through egg business
Do you remember when the kid down the street used to knock on your door and ask if you'd like your lawn cut for a few bucks? Or when teenage newspaper carriers dropped the daily paper on your front porch? And collected for your weekly bill? Sometime you even tipped that boy or girl.
Buchanan's America Legion Post color guard at Relay for Life. Hey it's Terrific Tuesday again! How's everything in your neck of the woods? On Saturday I met with P-38 Lightning fighter pilot and WWII veteran Allan OwenA of Eagle Rock and a two plus hour interview transpired.