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Temp: 50.0 F Wind Chill: 48 F Staunton / Shenandoah, VA Font Size: A pair of former New Market volunteer firefighters have been sentenced in an arson case in Shenandoah County.

Woodstock, Strasburg, and New Market, VA - It's that time again. I love it! Get ready to be imbued with the spirit of Christmas, compliments of the Masterworks Chorus of the Shenandoah Valley.

The Cleveland Bay Horse Society of North America will be holding its 2009 Annual General Meeting in Leesburg, VA the weekend of November 20-22, 2009.

Three teenagers were charged after Stonewall Jackson High School administrators caught them with cigarettes and alcohol, according to the Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office.

A former New Market Rescue Squad member received a suspended jail sentence for stealing money from the local fire company.

Interstate 81: Bridge repairs, with single-lane traffic possible between New Market and Strasburg, Monday night until Friday morning, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Also, tree trimming at the Stephens City interchange Monday night-Friday, 9 p.m.-4 a.m. U.S. 11: Safety and drainage improvements in Maurertown, with traffic controlled by flaggers.

Interstate 81: Ditch cleaning, mowing, sign repair, and litter and debris removal Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Also, bridge repairs, with single-lane traffic possible between New Market and Strasburg, Monday night until Friday morning, 8 p.m.-7 a.m. Also, mowing from Strasburg to Clear Brook, with left lane mobile closures, Monday night until ...

The second defendant charged in connection with a string of arsons in the New Market area this spring has pled guilty.

Two former members of the New Market Volunteer Fire Department received identical sentences for arson in Rockingham County Circuit Court Monday morning.

With tough times upon us, the reality of economic troubles can be seen on a daily basis.

Although Mount Jackson Mayor Joe Williams couldn\'t make it to the Oct. 4 March For Babies, he did his duty in kissing the llama the day before as part of a fundraiser.

C.F. Richards Junior Academy 414 Sterling St., Staunton 886-4984 cfrjracademy@gmail.com Grades: K to 8 Dawn Taylor head teacher Enrollment: 21 in 2009-2010 Student/teacher ratio: 7 to 1 C.F. Richards Junior Academy is a small, Christian-based school that focuses on great academics.

Scott Rosenfeld has accomplished something lately that few developers across the country can claim.

NEW MARKET As many towns in the Valley have been doing, New Market is continually planning to upgrade the downtown area for locals and visitors.

The Virginia Department of Forestry will receive about $1 million in federal stimulus funding to be used for projects in 15 localities in the Shenandoah Valley and five localities in Southside Virginia.

A former volunteer firefighter finds himself behind bars on sex charges. Steve Allen Cubbage, 43, of 173 Jimmy's Drive, Stanley, was picked up Tuesday by the Rockingham County Sheriff's Office on third-party warrants, Sgt.

Although it seemed as if it was a few years in the making, Wednesday afternoon's groundbreaking for part of a new wastewater system marked the end of a process that began almost two decades ago.

A Shenandoah County man has been charged in connection with the shooting of his neighbor's dogs.

Through recycling, Nathan and Melodie May have become neighborhood celebrities. Every Monday around 4 p.m., after rushing home from work, the Mays hop onto the trailer attached to the back of Pleasant View Drive neighbor's Dustin Smith truck and ride around the Pleasant View subdivision collecting recyclables.