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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Botetourt County, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 32stories have been published about Botetourt County which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Botetourt County Unveils State-of-the-Art Flood Warning System to Protect Lives and Property

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Advanced flood intelligence technology will provide early warnings to at-risk communities, serving as a model for resilience across Southwest Virginia and beyond.See the Story

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8 Things to Know About Google’s Data Center Deal in Botetourt County

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The biggest news last week was that Google has bought 312 acres in Botetourt County for a potential data center complex. While “potential” is an important qualifier, this does not appear to be a speculative project. The timeline for “Project Raspberry,” as it’s called in some government circles, is for the project to break ground in early January, shortly before Gov. Glenn Youngkin leaves office. It didn’t take long after the Google project was …See the Story

Nuclear Power · Botetourt County

Denver Data Center Company Begins Acquiring Land in Port Washington

An affiliate of Denver-based Vantage Data Centers has begun buying land for its hyper-scale data center in Port Washington. To date, Vantage has acquired approximately 500 acres of land, located generally north and west of I-43, south of Dixie Road and east of the Ozaukee Interurban Trail. The company has spent $12.3 million so far, […]See the Story

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Va. county launches pay-per-call program to boost volunteer firefighter recruitment

Botetourt County will pay volunteer firefighters $5 to $20 per call based on experience and certifications to address staffing shortagesBotetourt County · Botetourt CountyRead Article

The Repurposed Shaft at Buchanan

Frontier Kemper constructs the headframe for the new skip haulage system at the Buchanan mine approaches commissioning. (Photo: FKC) By Jesse Morton, Technical Writer With the help of Frontier Kemper Constructors (FKC), Coronado Global Resources is commissioning a repurposed shaft and a new skip system at the Buchanan mine in Buchanan County, Virginia, USA. “The project progressed well and according to plan,” said Cary Harwood, engineering manag…Buchanan, Virginia · BuchananRead Article

Google in Botetourt will spur other development in the Roanoke Valley

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On behalf of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, the voice of business for the Roanoke Region, please join us in welcoming Google, the world’s eighth largest company, to the Roanoke Region and Botetourt County! If you wanted to figure out the ideal location for a fast-food restaurant, you could spend thousands of dollars on traffic studies, surveys and demographic analysis, or you could just look to see where McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A are…Google · Botetourt CountyRead Article

Early 19th-century Museum Building near Fincastle courthouse project faces potential demolition

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Fincastle Mayor Mary Bess Smith, among others in town, was taken by surprise last week when the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors was told by project managers that relocating a historic building would no longer be possible, and that the building would be demolished.  Discussions are underway to decide what will happen to the early-19th century Museum Building in Fincastle, just a couple of dozen feet from the site of the old county courthous…Fincastle · FincastleRead Article

It’s not a question of if or when data centers will be built — it is merely a question of where

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Google’s plan to build a data center campus at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield is the capstone of 25 years of economic planning and development for Botetourt County. This facility, which will be built in the industrial park, will generate millions of dollars in tax revenue for Botetourt County, lessening the tax burden of residents and helping to fund needed public projects soon to include school facilities. Data centers are the engine behind…Infrastructure · Botetourt CountyRead Article

Latest lawsuit fails to stop big tech wind farm

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BOTETOURT COUNTYBotetourt County · Botetourt CountyRead Article

Botetourt County once stretched to the Mississippi. The Google deal opens the way for a new museum to tell that story.

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When Malfourd “Bo” Trumbo was a circuit court judge in Botetourt County, he would often walk through the courtroom at the end of the day and find someone sitting there. The person varied from day to day, but the story was always the same. “I’d say, ‘Can I help you?’ and they’d say, ‘My spouse is in the clerk’s office doing genealogy work and I had nothing better to do.’” Trumbo, being a gregarious sort as befits a former state legislator, jokes:…Google · Botetourt CountyRead Article

Man suspected of killing his father fatally shot by deputies in Botetourt County

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A man suspected of killing his father was fatally shot by officers in Botetourt County on Wednesday morning, according to the sheriff’s office.Botetourt County · Botetourt CountyRead Article

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