Fauquier County News

Recent Moves By The FHA, Tougher and Better? WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 2009 The increase in defaults by homeowners with FHA loans has drawn the attention and ire of governmental authorities.

Just three weeks after Warren County officials said they would offer a cash reward for tips leading to the arrest of people who are stealing street signs in the area, authorities have announced that two adult suspects have been charged with related offenses.

New census figures show Culpeper County's poverty rate declined in the past decade and is now below the state average.

He called last week's public hearing on proposed changes to the county winery ordinance a "listening experience." Over many months, Fauquier Supervisor Peter Schwartz periodically has worked with winery owners and residents to craft regulations that would balance the interests of all parties.

Alvin Miller is a humble Mennonite from southern Fauquier County, a man who goes out of his way to help his neighbors.

George W. Parks, who turned the southern Fauquier County landmark Hugo's Skateway into a flea market, was fatally beaten Friday night in his business's parking lot.

Culpeper County * Route 229 from Duke Street to Route 684: Widening from two to four lanes.

Some hospital emergency rooms in the United States are facing severe strains dealing with the H1N1 flu outbreak, while others are handling cases without much difficulty.

Stafford authorities are hoping the public can help identify two young robbers who held up a county Rite Aid Wednesday night.

The bridge over South Run on Kelly Road in Fauquier County will close Friday for emergency repairs for about eight weeks, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced Wednesday.

The great bird screamed in protest at the intrusion, lifted off on his massive wings, and glided across the cow pasture to the next tower, safely distant from the Human and the black-and-white Terror.

Less than a week after earning a coveted designation for years of work in preserving historic and natural resources, the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership celebrated its accomplishment with a whistle-stop tour through the region.

If you're on Sperryville Pike, just a few miles from town, you might hear the terrified screams of a few souls lost in the woods for the last time.

Buckland a ' history revisited Development is the name of the game in Northern Virginia; except in one small neighborhood.

To view a copy of the Northern Virginia Comprehensive Gang Assessment, log on to www.preventgangsnova.org . The Northern Virginia region is holding its own in the fight against gangs, but that doesn't mean it's time to let up.

Detectives from the Prince William County Police Burglary Unit have charged four men in connection with four commercial burglaries and one residential burglary.

Police have charged four men in connection with a string of burglaries in western Prince William County.

World War II veterans take a look at vintage aircraft--and reminisce about their service--at Warrenton-Fauquier Airport By CATHY DYSON The men who did their part to defeat the Nazi war machine praised the planes that took them into battle, almost five miles off the ground.

In response to the rapid and pervasive spread of the H1N1 virus this flu season, Fauquier Hospital is temporarily restricting visitors.

The majority of the Northern Virginia's Commonwealth Attorneys have endorsed R. Creigh Deeds for governor, according to Prince William Commonwealth Attorney Paul Ebert.