County participates in ReNew the New event
Montgomery County participated in the annual ReNew the New event, an annual collective New River cleanup effort. On Saturday, Aug....
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Kiwanis Wilderness Trail Festival continues to grow
This year the 44th annual Wilderness Trail Festival takes place in downtown Christiansburg on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 9 a.m.-4...
Read moreSaturday’s Buchanan Tri gives a varied view of Botetourt & the James
Dozens of contestants will experience the James River and its environs in one arduous, yet fun, afternoon during the second...
Read morePork by the James will help JRHS FFA make trip to national convention
If you’re a fan of barbecue and music, you’ll want to be in Buchanan Saturday evening for the Second Pork...
Read moreCollecting for Harvey Victims
Botetourt residents and businesses are taking on the task of trying to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey that devastated...
Read moreBaron takes his last walk
It was a solemn occasion when Sgt. John Claterbaugh (left) led K-9 Baron on his last walk as Lt. Jeff...
Read moreCandlelight ceremony draws attention to opioid problem
Every 12 minutes someone dies from an opioid overdose was the underlying message of a candlelight event Thursday at...
Read moreLewisGale sends assistance to Houston
Alexa Doiron comminitynews@ourvalley.org In the wake of hurricane Harvey, the LewisGale Regional Health System sent nine employees to Houston, TX...
Read moreCounty honors longtime fire and rescue volunteers
A man who was once legally blind and now has his vision restored through a cornea transplant, a cancer survivor,...
Read moreAll in the family
Jennifer Poff Cooper Contributing writer It all started in Germany with Carl Pauli’s great-great grandfather, Joseph Pauli, who was the...
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