Orange News

The candidates are John Edwards, an Orange County area superintendent; Renee Foose, deputy superintendent of the 105,000-student Baltimore County Schools; Barbara Jenkins, deputy superintendent of Orange County schools; Harry La Cava, retired superintendent of the 17,000-student Indian River Schools; and Lawrence Rudolph, executive director of ... (more)

Germanna professor James S. Price will share highlights from his new book, 'The Battle of New Market Heights' on Feb.

Of the 21 candidates for the top job in Orange County Public Schools, none has been in charge of a district of more than 45,000 students.

Orange County residents whose homes and businesses were damaged by the August earthquake can receive updated information on government assistance at an upcoming town hall meeting.

Until now, Orange County Public Schools has relied on a jumble of local and state policies to outline proper behavior for employees when it comes to situations such as outside employment, family connections to vendors and free gifts and luncheons.

ORANGE, Va. -- They're studs abroad, playing the field. The next wave waits in Virginia, preparing to board a ship, cross an ocean and hit a desperate mating scene.

For Orange County's fire and EMS workers, 2011 will go down as a year not soon forgotten, with earthquakes and destructive summer storms among the forces bringing out the best in county rescue crews.

Marc Leepson, author of "Lafayette: Lessons in Leadership From the Idealist General," will speak in George Washington Hall's Dodd Auditorium at the University of Mary Washing ton.

The superintendent search committee for Orange County Public Schools narrowed a list of 21 applicants Monday to six suggested semifinalists.

Orange County supervisors are looking at a new use for the former Sheltering Arms building now that the homeless shelter has closed and the need for it appears to no longer exist.

A man wanted by Spotsylvania County authorities on multiple charges was apprehended by Orange County deputiesA Wednesday.

They are some of the best teachers in Orange County:A AA middle school English teacher, a chorus teacher, a fifth-grade teacher, a kindergarten teacher and a middle school math and science teacher.

With 21,733 employees, Orange County Public Schools is one of the region's biggest employers.

On Sunday, February 19th at 3 pm, Mr. David Mattern will speak at the James Madison Museum on the topic of the marriage of James and Dolley Madison.

Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, author of "A Slave in the White House," visits the Montpelier study where James Madison died.