High points of 2023 ranged from New Belgium Brewing s launch of a manufacturing operation to county students high scores to the prospects for permanent pickleball courts.
Teachers in many area school systems will return to their classrooms tomorrow, preparing for the start of another school year. As they do, even where all or almost all teaching positions are currently filled, there are serious concerns about the long-term prospects. In Botetourt County, Superintendent John Russ says as of last Friday,