Orange News

Daniel Harmon-Wright, the Town of Culpeper police officer involved in the fatal shooting of Patricia A. Cook on the morning of Feb.

The bells at Trinity United Methodist church tolled 11 o'clock and more than 150 veterans, family, friends and fellow patriots gathered Monday morning in Taylor Park in Orange to remember the men and women in uniform who gave their lives for their country at the American Legion Post 156 Memorial Day program.

Kelly Carmichael Booz officially announced her candidacy for Alexandria School Board in District B on Wednesday through a media release.

ORANGE County's Phil Audibert didn't set out to become the unofficial biographer of chef Edna Lewis, whose cookbook on Southern cuisine redefined it.

But for Unionville's Ruth Lewis Smith-who typically just goes by the Lewis she was born with-subsisting on what she's grown and raised has been a way of life.

A benefit products expo to raise money toward purchase of a diabetes-alert dog for a 2-year-old boy is planned Saturday, June 9, at the Masonic Temple, 131 Beach Road.

John Edwards, a finalist for superintendent of Orange County Public Schools, is retiring from his job as North Area Superintendent at the end of the school year.

Orange County Public Schools today entered a strange in-between zone - Barbara Jenkins became the new superintendent, but Ron Blocker still retains the same title.

The view across the rose garden at Mount Sharon near Orange. The pergolas to the right offer a shady viewing platform and the gardenis four fountains provide the cooling sight and sound of water.

The Plumb family of Orange County appreciates all the attention coming their way, they really do.

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.

Mount Sharon Gardens are an oasis in Orange County. On Mother's Day they will be open to the public for a rare opportunity to bask in their beauty.