Rapidan News

Civil War-era history in Orange County recently got a leg up on restoration, research and preservation.

Selecting cheese in a well-stocked cheese shop can be a daunting task. Many of the cheeses have foreign names and the prices can be challenging.

Soon, public schools and youth groups might have a place to camp out and learn about the first European settlers of what was once Virginia's western frontier.

The environmental policy pro from the Virginia Municipal League told Fredericksburg City Council members last week she was impressed with efforts the city has made to be environmentally friendly.

A lamb bleats in protest as the last of its wooly coat falls to the dusty floor.

July 10-31 During the month of July, the Greene County Food Bank is requesting donations of canned green beans and canned corn.

Every now and then someone asks "Why doesn't the library have a bookmobile?" While the answer does have a lot to do with the high cost of staffing and maintaining such a mobile service, we also think we provide ...

Orange County 4-H member Elizabeth Nixon earned multiple awards in the State 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging Contest, held in Blacksburg on June 18.

The Rappahannock and Rapidan rivers are a huge asset to our community. They require our protection and respect.

Powerful thunderstorms raged through Culpeper the night of June 7, plunging the entire town into darkness.

Barboursville Vineyards racked up six ribbons and a first-place award for label design at the 17th annual State Fair Wine Competition held recently.

Harvey "Buddy" Carpenter Jr. has spent his life in Mitchells, population 150. COMMENT By Eugene Scheel Sunday, June 15, 2008; Page LZ05 Harvey "Buddy" Carpenter Jr.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors presented a resolution of appreciation last week to Rea Jones for his nine years of service on the Rapidan Service Authority.

June 13 Hazel River Assembly of God, Rixeyville, will have "Friday Night Out" each Friday night.

He is also very careful to leave buffers along the banks of the Mine Run, which feeds into the Rapidan River.

The 2008 Retired Senior and Volunteer Program/Older Americans Recognition, sponsored by the Rappahannock Rapidan Community Services Board/Area Agency on Aging was held last Friday at Graves Mountain Lodge.

For more than a dozen years now, Dr. Pat Elliott has been crafting a range of quality, artisanal sheep's milk cheeses just a few hours' drive from Washington in Rapidan, Virginia.

From left to right, Jannett Callaghan, 92, Jean Keller, 85, and Jan Watson, 74, focus on Bonnie Vermillion's Healing Through Movement segment of Aging Together's 2008 Community Conversation on Thursday May ...

Pony Road, Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. For more information contact Pastor Paula Jones at 825-1708. May 17 Rising Zion Baptist Church, Winston will be making history on May 17 at 1 p.m. as ...

By Keith L. Alexander Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, May 17, 2008; Page B01 A Virginia man was convicted yesterday of carrying a loaded shotgun near the Capitol and stashing explosives in a pickup truck ... via The Washington Post