Doswell News

The new roller coaster taking shape at Kennywood Park now has a name. This summer, thrill-seekers will climb aboard the Sky Rocket, a "launch" coaster that blasts off from a standstill instead of chugging up a long, steep hill.

The 2009 Christmas Mother for Hanover County is well aware of the amount of effort she will have to put into the campaign.

While Virginia "Gigi" Foster admits she is "thrilled and flattered" to be named the 2009 Christmas Mother, she quickly acknowledges "there's going to be a so much greater need this year." The official announcement of her selection came last Wednesday during a tea at Pebble Hill, the Doswell home of Franklin Flippo Jr.

The popular Richmond Highland Games and Celtic Festival has a new home and a new name: Meadow Highland Games and Celtic Festival.

Fresh off the successful State Fair of Virginia, The Meadows Event Park in Doswell will host the Meadow Highland Games & Celtic Festival next weekend.

A 77-year-old man who was trapped in an overturned fuel truck yesterday is doing OK.

The State Fair of Virginia has not even been gone a week, and already, fair organizers are looking to make improvements for 2010.

Organizers and vendors say the State Fair of Virginia's change of address didn't affect attendance.

There has been a re-birth of art from photography, paintings and sculptors to woodcutting and jewelry.

The Smith Family of Doswell won Hanover's "Spirit of Family" award at the 2009 Spirit of Volunteerism celebration earlier this year.

When Virginia Tech's Stuart Sanders and Blaine White cranked up the grill, they were tossing 600 pounds of pork, 250 pounds of beef and 200 pounds of chicken in their massive cookers.

Today is opening day of the State Fair of Virginia's 11-day run, and the welcome mat is out at the new location, The Meadow Event Park, 1 mile east of Kings Dominion in Doswell.

The 36th Annual Neptune Festival will take place at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront all weekend.

Take a ride on the ferris wheel and take in the new scenery -- day or night. Courtesy State Fair What's a trip to the State Fair without an elephant ear? Courtesy State Fair The old architecture of the Stallion Complex meets the new of the ferris wheels in the distance.

The State Fair of Virginia's new home in Caroline County will serve as an emergency shelter in a catastrophe, such as a hurricane or terrorist attack requiring a mass evacuation.

Hanover County has received a Recovery Zone Facility Bond allocation of $4.963 million and the funds will be available to county businesses based on location.

Water and wastewater systems operated by Hanover County's Department of Public Utilities have been recognized for outstanding performance by the Virginia Department of Health and the National Association of Clean Water Agencies .

Are you looking for work or just some extra cash? Did you know you can get paid to make other people scream? The "help wanted" sign is out at the region's theme parks as they prepare for annual Halloween events, and hundreds of jobs are available.

The Henrico Fire Department says it is getting lots of call about smoke in the western part of the county.

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's two theme parks will be hiring about 650 part-time workers for this fall's Halloween attractions.