Orange County News Archives

Amidst tears, lollipops and temporary tattoos, Unionville Elementary School students rolled up their sleeves on Friday to receive the H1N1 vaccine.

An eastern route for a U.S. 29 bypass of Charlottesville has been taken off a consultant's map, but some of the state's top decision-makers said this week a bypass still is needed.

Sept. 25: Natalie Ann and Nicole Erin Ferlazzo, daughter of David and Kelli Ferlazzo of Culpeper County Sept.

A little more than two centuries after the fact, the Marquis de Lafayette is finally getting an official nod in Orange County .

Supervisors don't always agree, but when it comes to VDOT's idea to route a major north-south arterial state highway directly through Orange County, the board is unanimous with a resounding "No!" Interim Planning Director Debbie Kendall said state transportation planners proposed to alleviate current congestion and travel problems on Route 29 by ...

Frustrated Internet users in underserved areas around the county may soon be surfing through cyberspace at top speed.

The Journey Through Hallowed Ground boasts nine presidential homes along its 180-mile route, with 13 national parks and enough Civil War sites to keep even the biggest history buffs occupied for weeks.

In the dusk of May 6, 1864, along what is now Virginia Route 3, one could hear the horrific screams of the dying as they were engulfed by battlefield flames, their cries punctuated by the popping explosions of cartridges that the fire ignited in their pockets.

Orange County students will be given voluntary H1N1 flu shots in schools starting next week.

Orange County School Board Chairman Jerry Bledsoe faces competition in his bid for a third term in the District 4 seat.

Six candidates are vying for two seats on the five-member Orange County Board of Supervisors.

Columbus Day affects government, trash, library, mail and transportation services throughout the region.

More than 150 voters attended the Orange County Chamber of Commerce candidates' forum at the Barboursville firehouse Oct.

She's A Rock Star, recently won the Emily Hilsher Memorial for accruing the most points as a senior hunter rider at the Northern District 4-H qualifying show held at Rose Mount.

This is in response to the Sept. 23 letter from William B. Smith titled "Walmart rolled over Orange County ." Yes, the Orange County Board of Supervisors approved Walmart after much hassling from many against it, but also much approval from those who do want it.

In May, a 3-year-old Culpeper boy and his grandmother were mauled by two pit bull s loose in their neighborhood.

The Gordonsville Police Chief has been suspended. According to the Orange County Review, Chief Christopher Spare has been placed on suspension pending an investigation.