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Happy Fourth of July weekend. For a lot of people in Botetourt, the festivities started last weekend, with the annual Buchanan Carnival -- and we have photos. You'll find some in this week's print edition of The Botetourt View, and then you'll find more online in this photo gallery.

Of course, each week, we put far more online than we can even squeeze into print, so that's why we produce this weekly guide to find all those online extras. Why, we even had photos of the Buchanan Carnival before the Octopus ride went down!

Here's what else we have:

* Ride collapses at fair; one hurt
* Infant killed in wreck on U.S. 11 -- posts from June 30 and July 1
* Troutville rest area will stay open through holiday
* Leonardo’s opens in Fincastle
* Botetourt schools send home dress code policy
* Richard Sealey retires from health department
* Relay for Life benefit at Blue Ridge Vineyard on July 11
* Results from Lord Botetourt FFA and Read Mountain FFA
* More wildlife photos from Ben Schrader
* More photos from the summer gifted program
* More photos from the Central Academy talent show
* More photos from Chamber of Commerce dinner
* More photos of ladyslippers and robin's eggs that Jane Garnett found

AND IN SPORTS . . . .
* More photos of Botetourt Nationals vs. Botetourt Americans
* More photos of Botetourt Nationals vs. Blacksburg
* Photos of Botetourt Americans in Dixie Angels tournament
* More photos of Blue Ridge Blizzard vs. Robertson Motor Sports
* Photo of Fincastle Rebels baseball team
* Photos from Future Cavs basketball camp

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