Ashland News

As we head into a star-spangled weekend, these annual events are guaranteed to put some red, white and blue into your July Fourth outings.

A local delivery man making his rounds is attacked on the grounds of an Ashland business.

Here are some events for the Fourth of July, and where you can catch some fireworks: Friday, July 3, 2009 Annual free Genworth "Celebrate Freedom" concert: Featuring the Heritage of America band and fireworks.

There's so many 4th of July events and festivities, we couldn't fit them all into this week's 12 About Town, but we found one that event continues to grow in popularity each year.

Wacker Neuson Corp. has donated a liquid-cooled, diesel-powered light tower to The Hanover Center for Trades and Technology in Ashland, Va.

The Town of Ashland will bring out the red, white and blue for its annual July 4th Parade and lawn party.

The Ashland Town Council adopted a resolution expressing its support of high-speed rail from Richmond to Washington, D.C. Before the vote June 16, Robert Crum, executive director of the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission, spoke about the subject of high-speed rail.

Nate Crimmins came down the Atlantic Coast on an Adventure Cyclist Association route, he found mapped out online.

Ashland police are asking residents to stay inside while a black bear makes its way out of the downtown area.

Billy McGuire and a couple of Richmond-area buddies plan to see America the old-fashioned way this summer: puttering along back roads in their Model T Fords.

Dave, If I recall correctly, you can only "retrieve but not update" data on the iSeries from a linked server connection.

A Virginia judge cleared the way yesterday for 17-year-old Lee Boyd Malvo, one of two suspects in the Washington-area sniper shootings last fall, to be tried as an adult for capital murder and possibly face the death penalty.

My husband, "Danny," and I have been married for 37 years. We raised two daughters, who are now married with children of their own.

The Ashland Strawberry Faire will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the streets adjacent to Randolph-Macon College.

The Ashland Police Department held its 26th annual Law Enforcement Awards Ceremony May 13.

The future of high-speed passenger rail in the United States is unlikely to involve any of the bullet trains that whisk people around Japan and Europe at speeds in excess of 200 miles per hour.

The federal rail agency has dropped consideration of an eastern train route for proposed high-speed rail service that would have bypassed the Ashland and Staples Mill stations.

Wal-mart's "free ice cream" day is this Saturday, May 30th from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Wal-mart stores will be giving away free full-serving sizes of various ice cream products.

A juggler and a dog aren't common sights at commencement ceremonies. But yesterday's graduation of 201 students at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland contained a bit of levity with the pomp and circumstance.

The Town of Ashland's Capital Improvements Program was approved by Town Council at its May 19 meeting.