"It touches my heart. Kip made an impact on a whole lot of people in this community."

A local golf pro was found dead in his jail cell on Tuesday, Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office said.

A local golf pro was found dead in his jail cell on Tuesday, Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office said.

More than 30 teams gathered at the Botetourt Golf and Swim Club for the fourth annual Kip Nininger Scholarship Fund benefit golf tournament, an event dedicated to keeping the memory of Kip Nininger alive.

Prior to region tournament wrestling at Northside, longtime referee Scott Thomason made a special dedication to KNSF.

32 teams made their way around 18 holes at the Botetourt Golf and Swim Club on Thursday to raise money for the Kip Nininger Scholarship Foundation. Nininger was a 2x wrestling state champion who suited up for Cave Spring and Christiansburg. He passed away tragically in May. With 12 corporate sponsors and over 70 hole sponsors, his father Chris was thankful for the turnout.

Over 60 local golfers making up 13 area high schools converged on Botetourt Golf and Swim Club for the event that's been around for four decades.

Dozens of current and former Ferrum college football players came together for the 2020 Hank Norton Memorial Golf Tournament at Botetourt Golf and Swim Club. The outing serves as a fundraiser and great event for fellowship, giving former players the chance to have a homecoming of sorts while paying homage Norton who left a lasting legacy at Ferrum College. Former NFL star Chris Warren made a return trip to the valley, while Virginia Tech Hall of Famer and former NBA star Dell Curry made a celebrity guest appearance. Hes also the the brother-in-law of first year head coach Cleive Adams, who led the event for the first time since taking over the helm at Ferrum. Its a great program and you can see it here with the support, Curry said.

DALEVILLE, Va. The 2020 Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame Tournament started on Friday at Botetourt Golf and Swim Club. Summers, who is representing Blacksburg Country Club, is still among the top after the second round but in a bit of a distant second. Fellow Blacksburg Country Club teammate Ben Carroll had a solid start before being tripped up on the 4th and 5th hole where he had back-to-back bogeys. The day belonged to Franklin County native John Hatcher Ferguson, who is representing Westlake Golf Club. Cassidy Chambers is leading the womens division, while Dot Bolling is leading the senior womens division.