Orange County News

Margaret Merkel Chewning, 96, of Orange died Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at Dogwood Village of Orange.

Historians have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J 'Stonewall' Jackson, who was felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War.

A Madison County woman who cased neighborhoods under the pretense of looking for her lost dog pleaded guilty Thursday to charges related to the burglaries of a number of homes.

Brenda J. Patterson, 64, of Orange County passed away Monday May 6, 2013. Arrangements are incomplete at Johnson Funeral Home, Locust Grove.

After more than a year of work to update the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, planning commissioners agreed that the plan needs even more improvements.

The Orange County Board of Supervisors should deny the current rezoning application submitted by Signature Station for the land adjacent to State Route 708 in Locust Grove.

ABM has announced that its ABM Building Services business has been selected by Orange County, Virginia, Public Schools to implement division-wide energy and infrastructure upgrades to the educational institution through ABM's Bundled Energy Solutions Program, according to a press release.

Signature Series Development LLC is requesting that about 76 acres of land just west of the Wilderness Walmart site be rezoned from agricultural to multifamily residential and general commercial Initial plans for the development called for a maximum of 230 townhomes on the rear area of the land and more than 220,000 square feet of commercial ... (more)