Amissville News

An ambulance formerly used by the Little Fork Volunteer Fire Rescue Company to transport ailing humans is on its way to the Gulf Coast to carry chimpanzees retired from medical research.

"Timber," yells Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan Hale as a six-foot Douglas fir falls to the ground.

Virginia's, and arguably the nation's, first Indian-themed winery opened November 20 after nearly a decade of planning.

Wine: Gray Ghost Adieu Winery: Gray Ghost Vineyards, Amissville Composition: 100 percent late harvest Vidal Blanc Description: This highly decorated dessert wine is smooth drinking with a great balance of sweetness -- without being syrupy -- and acidity.

Titus Konold ogled and followed a miniature steam engine as it circled a tiny replica of small town America inside the Culpeper Depot Sunday morning.

Rappahannock County wants to put a new, taller emergency-communications antenna up next to the Sheriff's Office, on the Carrigan property, and has applied for a special use permit from the Town of Washington to do so.

The death of CCHS senior Alana Hester has saddened the entire Culpeper community.

Local By L.A. Eaton Source: Culpeper Times FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 2009 UPDATED FRIDAY, AUGUST 28 2009 A two-car collision resulted in the death of Alana Michelle Hester, 17, of Amissville, Thursday.

A Culpeper High School student was killed shortly before 5:30 p.m. yesterday when she pulled out in front of a dump truck on U.S. 15, police said.

After a power surge Aug. 8 caused a number of local Allegheny Power customers significant damage and concern, some of them are now trying to find an alternative source of power: in numbers, that is.

Amissville's Stanley Dye gave the ultimate sacrifice to keep his wife and grandkids from drowning.

The National Park Service says a Virginia man drowned off Ocracoke Island while he tried to save his grandchildren, who were caught in a rip current.

The National Park Service says a Virginia man drowned off Ocracoke Island in North Carolina while he tried to save his grandchildren, who were caught in a rip current.

They say the best time to start a business is coming out of a recession: Less profitable establishments have already gone under, people make career changes , and new opportunities present themselves.

They say the best time to start a business is coming out of a recession: Less profitable establishments have already gone under, people make career changes , and new opportunities present themselves.

For most, retirement means more time for golf, grandchildren, and relaxation. But for Sudha and Pandit Patil, retirement took on an entirely different significance.

A big smile flashed across Amaya Orfila-Webb's face as the barber's chair spun around so she could take a look at her new haircut in the mirror.

Culpeper's celebration of the 233rd anniversary of our nation's independence passed with pleasant weather, clear skies, fireworks and all of the usual fun, pomp and circumstance expected in a community's annual July 4 celebration of freedom.

Hackley's Store in Amissville was more than a place to buy groceries and gas: It was a community hub.

Rappahannock County sheriff's deputies responded to three separate reports of domestic violence over the weekend, all resulting in arrests.