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Moneta man dies in Interstate 81 crash Sunday
A motorcyclist died in a crash on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County Sunday, state police reported on Wednesday. The wreck happened at Sunday at 12:20 p.m. on at the 163-mile marker, according to a state police news release. A 2008 Harley Davidson Street Glide was driving northbound when it attempted...
6th annual Valley Girls Junior Open Golf Tournament tees off this weekend
BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)– The 6th annual Valley Girls Junior Open Golf Tournament will be teeing off on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. at Botetourt County Golf and Swim starting at 7:30 a.m. 25 girls from Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and other states across the East Coast, including Don Holliday scholarship...
Daleville man charged with brandishing gun at portable toilet delivery driver
A Daleville man was charged Monday with brandishing a gun at a portable toilet delivery driver, the Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office reports. Christopher Strickland, 54, is facing one count of brandishing a firearm at 45-year-old Michael Lewis, who said he believes he may have been racially profiled. Lewis, 45,...
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