07/12/11 Civil War re-enactors led by Joseph Drobinski Jr. of Nelson County pull a log into camp during a period re-enactment of Civil War hut construction at Montpelier in Orange.
07/11/11 D.C. water authorities say an eastbound lane of Canal Road will be closed until September while they work to rehabilitate a 48-inch water main. The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority says the first part of a...
07/10/11 Chesterfield fire crews are looking for an adult male who disappeared while swimming with several juveniles in the Appomattox River near Virginia State University
07/09/11 Here are some resources for seniors and senior care in Central Virginia.
07/03/11 Take to the diamond for a day of baseball with games at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. using Civil War-period rules. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 9. Appomattox Court House National Historic Park, Highway 24, Appomattox. (434) 352-8987. www.nps.gov/ apco. $4 per adult, maximum of $10 per vehicle; age 15 and younger are free.
06/28/11 HERSHEY, Pennsylvania. (AP) - Scott Erdmann birdied three of the final four holes Tuesday on Hershey Country Club's East Course for a 2-under 69 and a one-stroke lead over Sean Dougherty in the 44th PGA Professional National Championship.
06/27/11 An inmate who escaped Lynchburg General after complaining of chest pains was re-captured by Roanoke police less than 24 hours later.
06/26/11 Brig. Gen. Henry Moses Judah, whohad ties to Westport, had an illustrious record fighting for the Union in the Civil War. Judah and other members of his family are buried in Kings Highway Cemetery.
06/24/11 Davie County's bid to land a major furniture manufacturing and distribution center gained a significant boost Friday.
06/23/11 (Richmond, Va.) Visiting a Virginia Civil War battlefield can be a profoundly moving experience, especially for visitors who have an ancestral connection to those battles. More than two million soldiers fought in the American Civil War and more of them fought in Virginia than in any other state.
06/22/11 (Richmond, Va.) Visiting a Virginia Civil War battlefield can be a profoundly moving experience, especially for visitors who have an ancestral connection to those battles. More than two million soldiers fought in the American Civil War and more of them fought in Virginia than in any other state. It follows that millions of Americans today are descendants of Civil War soldiers who fought in ...
06/21/11 Plans are moving forward to breath new life into a piece of Hopewell history. The city recently took ownership of the Beacon Theatre.
06/20/11 Richmond, VA - An Appomattox native is now a part of Governor Bob McDonnell's administration.
06/20/11 Davie County appears to be the Triad's only shot at landing a major economic-development project that could create up to 550 jobs.
06/20/11 The Battle of Martinsville, which was re-enacted Saturday and Sunday at the Smith River Sports Complex, happened the day before Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox.
06/12/11 Appomattox, VA - Some local sports teams are embracing the spirit of competition by bringing rivals together to practice. The Appomattox 4-H shooting club won first in state earlier this year.
06/12/11 Bob O'Connor will bring his interpretation of President Abraham Lincoln's bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon, to a California University of Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable session Thursday.
06/12/11 Celebration... Members of the Honaker baseball team hold up their Group A, Division 2 state championship. The Tigeres defeated J.J. Kelly 16-9 at Radford University on Saturday.
06/12/11 Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns isn't one to easily lend his name to colognes, designer jeans, spaghetti sauce or any of the other entrapments that sometimes come with fame.
06/10/11 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia State Police are on the lookout for one of the agency's own vehicles. Spokeswoman Corinne Geller says a black 2001 Ford Expedition was discovered missing from the parking | 
