Local Stories
Local Stories from the New Castle Record.
Education Foundation, school division unveil BTEC’s $500,000 advanced welding lab
FINCASTLE - Botetourt Technical Education Center lit up like an electric welder Tuesday evening when dignitaries from the U.S. Senate,...
Read moreBOTETOURT - The Short Hills Fire in Botetourt County northeast of Buchanan continues to be the most significant and difficult...
Read more‘Burning out operation’ will be used today to suppress Short Hill wildfire
BOTETOURT - The Short Hills Fire in Botetourt County northeast of Buchanan continues to be the most significant and difficult...
Read moreVDOT awards $17.9 million contract for Exit 150 improvements
Roanoke-based Branch Highways was awarded a $17.9 million contract to do the improvements on US 11, US 220 and Alt....
Read more“Deliver for D” benefit scheduled for UPS driver Dedrick Rose
VINTON--For many years Dedrick “D” Rose was a familiar face at many Vinton homes and businesses delivering packages for UPS....
Read moreMoose lends support to ‘little one;’ latest effort raises $9,716 for 5-year-old fighting FA
Buchanan Moose Lodge presented a check for $9,716.86 to Olivia Eubank last week. Making the presentation are (from left) Melissa...
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Austin wins Republican nomination for 19th District House seat
Terry L. Austin of Buchanan won the Republican Party nomination to run for the 19th District House of Delegates seat...
Read moreSun shines on Roanoke Valley Wine Company
SALEM – Rob and Beth Crittenden became wine geeks and fell in love with Oregon wines about the time they...
Read moreClingenpeel of Roanoke County Fire and Rescue wins Governor’s Award
VINTON--Brian Clingenpeel has received the 2012 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to EMS for Children. Clingenpeel is the Public Education...
Read moreMeningitis outbreak hits home: friends remember Diana Reed
Friends and family are remembering a former Christiansburg woman who died last week from complications associated with fungal meningitis as...
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