Local Stories
Local Stories from the New Castle Record.
Paxton Montgomery receives Botetourt Conservation Farmer of the Year Award
BOTETOURT - The Mountain Castles Soil & Water Conservation District (MCSWCD) presented Paxton Montgomery of Eagle Rock with the Botetourt...
Read moreDetailsLBHS honors Top 50 boys basketball players
Saturday night, Lord Botetourt High School honored the Top 50 boys basketball players in school history as part of the...
Read moreDetailsDonna Vaughn named to fill Fincastle District Board of Supervisors seat
BOTETOURT - Donna Proffit Vaughn of Eagle Rock was appointed to fill the Fincastle Election District seat on the Botetourt...
Read moreDetailsPrehistoric Native American site near Eagle Rock added to Virginia Landmarks Register
BOTETOURT - The Gala Archaeological Site just north of Eagle Rock is among the 16 new listings approved for the...
Read moreDetailsVillage a namesake for two vessels
Blue Ridge is one of the few communities to have been honored by having its name on the side of...
Read moreDetailsJRHS students do it again – make great Santas
James River High School students are getting a reputation as great Santas. The school again has proven its generosity by...
Read moreDetailsHoliday activitities continue in Buchanan
The James River High School Marching Band took top honors in the Non-Religious Division and the Virginia Presbyterian Church float...
Read moreDetailsAdkins produces pictorial history of the Appalachian Trail in Virginia
Leonard Adkins has spent a lot of time on the Appalachian Trail, and now he has teamed up with the...
Read moreDetailsTravel to the Smokies in Attic Production’s annual Christmas show
The heartwarming holiday show “Papa’s Angels” opens this week at the D. Geraldine Lawson Performing Arts Theater just south of...
Read moreDetailsDiarist now has a name
BOTETOURT - Carrie Lee Hamilton, who died in 1952, was the author of the 1904 diary found by a Craig...
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