Simply Buchanan

04/05/2026

Happy Easter

03/05/2026

Soak up the sun this weekend!

01/01/2025

12/30/2024

Are you taking down a real Christmas tree this week?

Real trees can be disposed of at the Town Park to be used at the January 6th Epiphany Bonfire. Please be sure to remove all decorations and tinsel. Enter the park at the Festival of Lights exit during daylight, drive straight back and dump your tree between the barrels behind the Christmas lights display items.

12/26/2024

This weekend at Buchanan Theatre - Standing Room Only

It’s a call from the ancestors 🌊Watch the new trailer for Disney’s , only in theaters November 27!Walt Disney Animation Studios’ epic animated musica...

12/26/2024

12/24/2024

On this holy night, we come together as a community to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. May the peace and hope of His love fill your hearts and homes this Christmas. Merry Christmas Buchanan!

11/05/2024

Good to know!

HOW TO LOOK UP YOUR VOTING HISTORY
Go to the Virginia Department of Elections website (vote.virginia.gov)
Click on the "Registration" tab at top of screen (drop-down menu will appear)
Click on "View Your Info"
In center box click on "View your current registration status now"
Click on the second green box which says "Check registration status"
You must enter all info on the next page -- Last name, First Name, Date of Birth, Last 4 of SSN, Locality (from drop-down menu choose Botetourt County if you are registered here), check the box affirming the information you entered is correct
Click "Submit"

If the information you entered matches your voter registration record, your information will appear including elections you have voted in with the most recent one listed first.

THANKS FOR VOTING!!!

NOTE: Your voter credit will not show up on your record until the day after you voted.

11/02/2024

Don’t forget!

10/17/2024

The parkway is open and it’s going to be a beautiful weekend for a drive.

The Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 0 to milepost 198 in Virginia, which closed due to impacts from Hurricane Helene, will reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, October 11. This includes the 198 miles of the scenic byway from Shenandoah National Park south to Virginia Route 685 - Skyview Drive/Turkey Ridge Road (near Fancy Gap):

The Humpback Rocks, James River and Peaks of Otter visitor centers will reopen, as power and water have been restored to all facilities where it existed before the storm.

The Mabry Mill Cultural Site will be open, and the Eastern National/America’s National Parks sales outlet will operate from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Peaks of Otter and Rocky K**b campgrounds will operate on a first-come, first-served basis until October 14, at which time existing reservations will again be honored. Otter Creek Campground was closed for the season prior to the storm and will remain closed.

Peaks of Otter Lodge will continue to operate (it did not close after the storm).

The National Park Service hopes to reopen the remainder of the parkway in Virginia within the next two weeks.

"Due to the hard work of the Blue Ridge Parkway crews, we are able to open nearly 200 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, a vital and scenic route that both embodies the natural beauty and cultural heritage of our region and plays a vital role in the local economy through tourism and community engagement,” said Tracy Swartout, superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway. “While we celebrate this achievement, we also recognize that significant and, in some areas, long-term work remains in North Carolina. We are committed to restoring all sections of the parkway to the highest standards of safety and accessibility for our visitors.”

Visitors should be aware that trail assessments have not been completed in all areas and caution should be exercised when hiking. Additionally, they may find fewer services than normal as many employees are assisting with operations in North Carolina, where the impacts of the storm were far more severe. Areas closed due to construction prior to the storm will remain closed.

The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina remains closed as crews continue emergency stabilization and damage assessments following Hurricane Helene. Updates will be posted on the Blue Ridge Parkway website at https://ow.ly/L1vy50TJea4 and on the park’s social media platforms.

NPS Image: Parkway with fall foliage in 2022.