After a two-hour deliberation, an Orange County Circuit Court jury found Charles Stagg Washington guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Marilyn Baker.

A jury today found Charles Stag Washington guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a woman who was trying to break up a fight July 4.

Friends of Wilderness Battlefield will commemorate the 144th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness with “Politics and Personalities: The Wilderness Campaign, 1864,” Friday, May 9-Sunday, May 11.

Lynnie Bresnahan was crowned the 2008 Miss Orange County Friday night.

A Louisa County teenager was arrested last month after being accused of firing a weapon into a Gordonsville house, according to Town of Gordonsville Police

DAR chapters and bluegrass music don’t often come up in the same conversation. But the Mine Run Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) marches to a different drummer-or banjo.

Orange County’s Project Lifesaver was put to work Sunday morning, when an 80-year-old Alzheimer’s patient was reported missing in Gordonsville.

Going to high school can be one of the happiest childhood experiences, or depending on the day’s events, one of the most frightening experiences. Fortunately, Orange County High School has a dedicated man on site to ensure the safety of staff and students. Deputy Garcia Madison is the school’s resource officer.

When Johnson was asked to enter a plea, he conferred with his attorney and answered, “Not guilty.” Some of Howard’s relatives began to cry.
Johnson entered his plea to firearms and drug trafficking charges Tuesday in Charlottesville’s federal court. He is a suspect charged in connection with Howard’s death. 

Nearby, well-known Maplewood Cemetery is a well-kept cemetery where an American flag waves boldly over rows of neatly maintained graves arranged between ornate ironwork and stones. But just a short drive away, at Woodberry Cemetery, the deceased are laid to rest in far more modest setting.
There’s no less love, reverence, honor or respect for those buried at Woodberry. And there are veterans buried there too, the same as at Maplewood. At Woodberry, there are simply not enough resources, but the Woodberry Cemetery Association has plans to change that.

One of the county’s major employers has closed its doors, leaving the majority of its workforce without jobs.

Rec, childcare, new school highlight public hearing

The Wilderness Battlefield will be one of 110 Civil War battlefields, parks and historical sites that are participating in the Civil War Preservation Trust’s (CWPT) Park Day 2008 on Saturday, April 5.

James Madison’s Montpelier will host a guided tour of the James Madison Landmark Forest, a 200-acre old-growth forest, on Sunday, April 6 at 2 p.m.

The Town of Orange is back on track after plans to upgrade its aging wastewater treatment plant were nearly derailed.

The man suspected of robbing the Wilderness Center Pharmacy at gunpoint last summer is finally in police custody, according to Orange County Sheriff Mark Amos.

When he thought of giving back to his community in the town of Orange, merchant Robert Luther Morin had something very literal in mind.
In the early 1980s, when he had closed down his Orange Furniture Co. and retired after 30 years, he gave the building that housed it to become The Arts Center in Orange.

A celebration of life, in honor of three Orange County High School students, Joseph Stanley, Valentina Roa and Caleb Smith, was held at OCHS on Saturday, March 29. 

Displaced AB&C Optimistic

Last year, county officials wanted to update the proffer policy so it more accurately reflected current process, and the county’s future infrastructure needs. But after a bill was introduced to the Virginia General Assembly which threatened to do away with the practice of proffers altogether, local government officials just want to protect their prerogative to collect proffers.

They may have successfully knocked a few pennies off of next year’s tax rate, but county officials may get an earful at next week’s public hearing for the decision to cut funding to several popular county programs.

State and local police officials say they will heighten security in western Albemarle in the wake of sniper fire that struck four vehicles and wounded two travelers on Interstate 64, but warned residents and commuters to be cautious and report anyone or anything suspicious.

This year, more than any year in the past, NHS has been striving to complete numerous hours of community service. 

What that means here in Orange is that some secondary road projects will be abandoned-at least temporarily, according to Gore. 

An Orange boy was killed Sunday afternoon after he was struck riding his bicycle on Monrovia Road.

The Lake of the Woods main dam is now expected to get an upgrade involving adding a gate to its spillway by next year, with a cost presently estimated at $2.5 million.  The Virginia Soil and Conservation Board approved a four-month extension to the dam’s conditional operating and maintenance certificate at its meeting last week.

If you are unsure of the situation or someone soliciting work please call the police (540) 672-1200.

Suits let humans fly

State reinstates partial jail funding

“We’ve been watching it be continually dry, and we haven’t had it come back to where it should be. That’s kind of scary when you’re starting 75 percent down at the beginning of the growing season.”
--Northern Piedmont Agriculture Research Station Superintendent Dave Starner