Botetourt County has named a new assistant county administrator. Jon Lanford, currently Alleghany County’s top administrator, plans to start July 19. Botetourt will have both an assistant county ...

James Lyon will serve as the new director of administration and finance for Botetourt County schools. Lyon, who is currently Roanoke County’s budget manager, will start in the position in June.

FINCASTLE — The Botetourt County School Board on Monday appointed Jonathan Russ as superintendent, and he will begin work Wednesday. Russ, a Southwest Virginia native, comes from Fredericksburg ...

DALEVILLE — The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors appointed a local veterinarian to fill the Fincastle District seat Thursday after Board Chair Jack Leffel unexpectedly died Dec. 4.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – Two people are dead after a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Botetourt County on Thursday, Virginia State Police said. VSP said a Volvo tractor-trailer was on the right ...

Two people are dead, including one teen, after a crash on Interstate 81 Thursday night in Botetourt County. Sameer Baig Mirza, 22, and Mustafa Baig Mirza, 15, of Springfield, died at the scene.

FINCASTLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Botetourt County is in the midst of a major project to build a new Circuit Courthouse in Fincastle. The old circuit courthouse was demolished over the last few months ...

FINCASTLE, Va – People in Fincastle found a pile of rubble where Botetourt County’s historic courthouse stood this week. That’s because the county is doing a complete rebuild. The building ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Devices found on various bridges throughout Botetourt County that measure the impact of flood zones were recently installed, say Botetourt County Fire and EMS ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A local school bus driver has been charged with 25 counts of assault and battery, authorities say. On April 17th, 2025, the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office ...

Treasurer William Arney and Commissioner of the Revenue Chris Booth. Three seats on the Botetourt County School Board had contested elections. Matthew East unseated incumbent Scott Swortzel for ...

Photo of a worker at Three Li'l Pigs Barbeque. In partnership with the ICC, Botetourt County will localize the campaign’s weekly themes and introduce a “Building in BOCO” video series to ...