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Four area counties now eligible for drought relief from USDA
USDA Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack announced Monday he declared Greene, Madison, and Rappahannock counties plus 12 more counties in the Shenandoah Valley and Northern and Central Piedmont areas of Virginia as primary natural disaster areas due to drought conditions. Orange County was among 15 contiguous counties in Virginia, three in...
See archaeology in action on Saturday at Historic Germanna
Historic Germanna in Orange County is once again opening their archaeology dig to the public this Saturday. This Saturday from 10-4, archaeological dig sites in Locust Grove will be open to the public. You’ll get behind the scenes and meet Germanna’s archaeology team to learn more about this summer’s work...
‘Commonwealth Conversation’ yields mixed signals on phone use in schools
Of the approximately 45 people who filled the library at James Monroe High School Tuesday morning for a “Commonwealth Conversation” on phone-free schools, Elias Koza was the only one who stood to be directly affected by the policies being discussed. “School is boring,” said Koza, a rising James...
Learning Lane to close Friday; watch for detours
The community is encouraged to attend a neighborhood meeting on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Lafayette Elementary School cafeteria to learn more about the Learning Lane stormwater pipe emergency repairs and to speak with city officials. Learning Lane is closing for emergency stormwater pipe repairs effective Aug. 2. The...
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