New Market News

Traffic on U.S. 11 in New Market will be down to one lane from the intersection with U.S. 211 East to 100 feet north of the intersection starting Thursday evening.

This image taken on Thursday, May 10, 2012 in New Market, Va., shows Hostas, a great multi-use option for growers who like flowers that taste as good as they look.

By Joe Beck -- jbeck@nvdaily.com Shenandoah County sheriff's deputies arrested an unsuccessful local government candidate in New Market on Saturday and charged him with two counts of brandishing a firearm.

New Market residents and property owners have a chance to speak Monday night about the town's proposed fiscal 2013 budget, which includes increased water and sewer rates.

View larger image Ron Smith, left, a Broadway resident, plays Willy Loman in a rehearsal with Kathleen Milligan, of Harrisonburg, as his wife Linda in "Death of a Salesman" at The Schultz Theater in New Market.

A 24-year-old Orange County woman died after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Shenandoah County, said Corinne Geller, spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police.

The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors plan to ask Commonwealth's Attorney Amanda Wiseley for an update into the investigation of past misdeeds at the New Market Fire Department.

In Front Royal, where nine people vied for three seats on the Town Council and two candidates sought the mayor's post, 1,335 voters cast ballots at the polls.

The flowering plant Bloodroot used now primarily for its ornamental is seen near New Market, Va.

Awards for student leadership and organizational achievement were presented at Coastal Carolina University's annual Student Involvement and Leadership Awards ceremony.