The natural beauty of our area attracts many different individuals and families looking for vacation properties where they can enjoy our region’s many recreational activities or hide away in a quiet place and retreat from the noise and distractions of a busy lifestyle. Some prefer a cabin in the woods while others choose a home in […]
It’s easier than you think to create a healthier yard. Homeowners are realizing the cost of expansive lawns in terms of water usage as well as expensive and environmentally unfriendly chemical fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides. Plus the human time expenditure and fuel for lawn mowers, weed whackers, and leaf blowers. People are also becoming more […]
Real Estate News Local Fire Fighters, Nurses, Police Officers and Teachers Have More Home Purchasing Power through CAAR Workforce Housing Fund Changes to Workforce Housing Fund Guidelines Result in Six New Home Ownership Success Stories CAAR, the voice of real estate in the Central Virginia region, has announced changes to the guidelines for its signature […]
Vinegar Hill Cafe Welcomes New Staff Member, Latasha Mathews Latasha Mathews, aka Nicky, started at Vinegar Hill Cafe about six weeks ago and enjoys her new role at the cafe at the Jefferson School City Center, in customer service. “I like the people and I like that it’s a nonprofit and I’m working for a […]
State Senator Creigh Deeds has cleared the way for a lawsuit against the regional agency that released his son Austin “Gus” Deeds after an emergency commitment last fall a day before Gus attacked his father and killed himself. Deeds’ attorneys served notices of claim on the Rockbridge Area Community Services Board, as well as Bath and Rockbridge […]
Way back in November of last year, when State Senator Mark Herring squeaked into the attorney general’s office by a margin of 907 votes, nobody expected great things. Throughout his long career as a lawyer and elected official, Herring had developed a reputation as a capable-but-boring technocrat, a man who excelled at his job, but […]
Before a Nelson County jury found Randy Allen Taylor guilty on May 8 for the murder of 17-year-old Alexis Murphy, Commonwealth’s Attorney Anthony Martin had urged them to not reward Taylor “for disposing of this child’s body.” They didn’t, and Martin accomplished something extremely rare: a murder conviction without a body. “There’s precedent, but such […]
It’s definitely been a year of change at the University, from the announcement of some major departures to a big reveal to the Rotunda dome’s makeover, but it’s also been a bang-up year for advancement, thanks to research and writing from the faculty. And be sure to check out the other part of our UVA feature, highlighting student achievements […]
It’s been a year of achievement and change at UVA, and as another class prepares to become alumni, we’re taking a look back. In this piece, we’ve gathered stories of students who stuck out in the last year—particularly those whose achievements were outside the classroom. So read on (and don’t miss the other part of […]
Two locally owned food stores will be shuttered by month’s end, according to local news reports. Anderson’s Carriage Food House, located at the corner of Emmett Street and Barracks Road, and Belmont’s C’ville Market both announced that they’ll close their doors within weeks. Ted Anderson told NBC29 that his family’s seafood company has been doing […]