July 14, 2008Photos of Botetourt people at First Fridays Several Botetourt folks were at First Fridays in downtown Roanoke last Friday and got their photo taken by the Paparazzi photo crew. At left is Amanda Depriest of Alleghany County with Robin Sink and Lorie Wilborne, both of Botetourt. We also have photos of McKinsey Pastrikos, Wendy Jones and Brittany Quinn. For the entire gallery, click here. Do you have photos of Botetourt people doing things this summer? If so, you can share them at news@botetourtview.com April 25, 2008Our print edition hits the streetsThe first issue of our new community newspaper for Botetourt County comes out today. * If you’re a subscriber to The Roanoke Times and live in Botetourt County, you’ll find The Botetourt View included in your regular newspaper delivery each Friday. * If you’re not a subscriber, but still live in Botetourt, you’ll get The Botetourt View mailed to you each week as part of the Simply Savings advertising flier you now receive. For most of you, that generally means it will arrive on Friday or Saturday, depending on postal delivery. If that uncertainty sounds like a reason to subscribe, our circulation department will be happy to help you. (Note: There are a few postal routes in southern Botetourt that come out of Roanoke where we're not able to reach non-subscribers, so that's another reason to subscribe.) * In addition, we have free copies of The Botetourt View available at these locations: -- Food Lion, 1641 Blue Ridge Blvd., Troutville And, for a limited time only, we also have special promotional copies available at these locations in Botetourt: Welcome to The Botetourt View!Welcome to the new website for community news for Botetourt County. If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog for the past month or so, you’re noticing something different today. If you’re coming here for the first time, well, it’s all new anyway. The big news here today is that we’ve launched a full website -- and a weekly print edition. What you’re looking at here is The Notebook, our news blog for The Botetourt View. Most days, we update this blog multiple times -- sometimes with things you’ll later see in print in some form, sometimes with things you won’t. Think of it as a running conversation. And we do want this to be a two-week street. You can click the “comment” button on the lower right to comment on blog posts. You can also share your news and photos at news@botetourtview.com. If you want to bookmark this blog, here’s the new, formal address. And if you want to bookmark the whole site, you’ll want this. For more about what the whole website features, click here. For more on our print edition, click here. Finally, to meet our community journalist, Cathy Benson, either in person or in cyberspace, click here. April 24, 2008Join us for coffee (or tea) Yes, we know you’re reading this online -- and scattered all over this site are links where you can submit news and photos to news@botetourtview.com. But we also know that not everybody is online -- and sometimes not everything is easy to send across the Internet. So that’s why we have a drop box. Think of this as our Botetourt bureau. We also know that sometimes it’s good to just sit and chat -- and that’s why Cathy Benson, our community journalist for Botetourt, will be holding “office hours” at Mill Mountain Coffee and Tea on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon. That’s her picture on the right. She’s eager to hear your ideas about covering our community -- so stop by and share some news the old-fashioned way. April 21, 2008Coming this week: New website, new paperLater this week, we'll be expanding The Botetourt View in two big ways. First, we'll be adding a full website to complement the news blog you're looking at now. We'll talk more about that when it goes up and we can point to some of the features. Second, we'll be launching our print edition of The Botetourt View on Friday. It will be a new weekly newspaper to provide community news to Botetourt residents. There are three ways you'll be able to get the print version of The Botetourt View. Continue reading "Coming this week: New website, new paper" » March 21, 2008Got news (or a photo) to share?Do you have news about something in Botetourt County? A neighborhood event, a school achievement, or other recognition? Share it with us, and your neighbors. Send your community news to: news@botetourtview.com And if you have a photo, send that on, too. We look forward to hearing from you. March 17, 2008Botetourt Genealogy seeks helpers in cemetery documentationBotetourt Geneaology Club is looking for people to help document area cemeteries. Cemetery Photography & Documentation Project seeks volunteers to help with cemetery documentation & photography. The Botetourt Genealogy Club's summer project is to document as many grave markers as possible in Botetourt County. As they receive the photos, the pictures will be added to their website, so they will be free to all researchers interested in finding a grave. Cemeteries completed are: Andrews Chapel, Amsterdam, Greenfield, Indian Rock, Jackson Baptist Church, Pollard, Solitude, Spangler, Troutville. You may send your photos on a CD to: March 7, 2008Welcome to The Botetourt View!Welcome to The Botetourt View! This is the community news blog for Botetourt County. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be building out a related website and, later this spring, launching a weekly newspaper for Botetourt County families. In the meantime, keep coming back to this blog to keep up with what’s happening in our community. I say “our” because this site is by, for, and about Botetourt County. Our main writer is Cathy Benson, who knows just about everybody in Botetourt, it seems. And I’m Dwayne Yancey, one of the senior editors at The Roanoke Times, and I’ve lived in Botetourt for more than 25 years. One of the great things about news blogs is they’re a two-way street, so we’d love to hear from you. Just click below on “comments.” And if you have news or photos to share from Botetourt, send 'em on to us at: news@botetourtview.com -- Dwayne Yancey |
About this blog
Welcome to The Notebook, the community gathering place for news and tidbits from The Botetourt View, by community journalist Cathy Benson (that's her on the left). You'll be able to find the most up-to-date news, events and stories in Botetourt County here at this blog. And please join in! You can share your comments, stories, links and ideas here, too. This is your community conversation. .....Advertisement.....
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