Local Stories
Local Stories from the New Castle Record.
Prehistoric 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...
Read moreDetails‘A wild hair’ led taxidermist to open his own local studio
BOTETOURT - Trophy Keepers Taxidermy and Wildlife Studio’s been open just over a year in the shop owners John and...
Read moreDetailsMarching Cavaliers have a field day, win the state championship
The Lord Botetourt High School Marching Cavaliers performed their 2009 show "Phobias" at the Unites States Scholastic Band Association's Virginia...
Read moreDetailsOpen space and towns were meetings concerns
BOTETOURT - If there was a theme to Saturday’s two public forums about updating the county’s Comprehensive Plan, it might...
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