Meadows of Dan News

Mondee Tilley/The News From left, Alistair, Elizabeth and Rip Walker play with the Thomas the Train set at The Dry Bridge Station on Main Street Saturday afternoon.

Big sales, short drives lure buyers Sharon Webb and her daughter, Carrie Webb, both of Meadows of Dan, carry their second load of packages to their car by noon on Friday at Liberty Fair Mall in Martinsville.

Most political candidates talk about the need for jobs these days, but Roger T. Hayden does so with an eye toward the future focused on ways in which technology can make it brighter.

Nurses from the Virginia Department of Health will begin administering vaccines for the novel H1N1 flu to local students this week.

For a good half-hour, all I did was hang out, and for perhaps the only time in my life I can mean that literally.

In southwestern Virginia, a resort helps visitors turn their eyes to the skies. SLIDESHOW In this timed exposure, the golf center building at Primland resort stands out against the backdrop of starlight.

Area school children visit The Moving Wall on Friday, a half-sized model of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. It will be in Franklin County until Monday.

Wireless voice and data network operator Verizon Wireless announced on Thursday that it is investing in Carroll County, Virginia, in order to keep ahead of increasing demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access.

Meadows of Dan, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, offers a different perspective on fall foliage.

Harold Primat, president of Primland, cuts the ribbon officially opening The Lodge at Primland during a recent ceremony held there.

The Community Current got a ton of pictures from Steppin' Out. If you look here you can see some credits and captions or you can just watch the slideshow posted above.

Three people were charged Thursday after what police described as a methamphetamine lab was found at a motel in Stuart, according to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Sen. Creigh Deeds has announced his schedule here on Saturday.

Mexican painter Frida Kahlo peeks out of a three-paneled quilt inside the Virginia Quilt Museum, her neck embellished with a three-dimensional beaded necklace.

Mondee Tilley/The News Author Tom Perry displays the cover of his new book "J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace, A Guide For Educators and Visitors" alongside the original painting by Pat Woltz that features Perry's beloved red Chow, Jeb.

Hello all. I wanted to write about a great music and wine festival I went to last weekend at Chateau Morrisette near Meadows of Dan, Virginia.

ThisA annual event showcases local and regional writers. Authors will be availableA to talk about their work and sign copies of their books.A Ralph J. Lutts,A an environmental historian and faculty member at Goddard College,A is the author of " The Nature Fakers: Wildlife Science and Sentiment ."A He and his wife, Susan Moore, operate Dan River ...

Lee Chichester could never release her falcon, C.J., into the wild. Because he is so used to human contact, he doesn't know the difference between a falcon and a person, said Chichester, of Meadows of Dan.