Botetourt County administration and state leaders participated in a blade-signing ceremony for one of the first turbine blades for the Rocky Forge Wind project on North Mountain. County Community Development Director Nicole Pendleton (left) and Administrator Gary Larrowe sign the blade during the ceremony. Botetourt County leaders and state officials gathered Saturday at the Rocky Forge Wind project site to celebrate what they say will be a long-term investment in the county's economy, energy future and tax base as construction continues on Virginia's first land-based wind farm. Speaking before a crowd of local residents, business leaders, landowners and project supporters,...