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Harvesting rain: Rain barrel program sparks local interest
5/7/2008
Although it's been done for centuries, the practice of collecting rain has become sort of a modern phenomenon. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Roads closed due to high water
5/9/2008
Numerous roads continue to be covered with water from swollen creeks and small streams across Central Virginia. At this hour Virginia Department of Transportation crews are patrolling the highways and responding to reports of high water and fallen trees. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Ryan joins three incumbents on Town Council
5/6/2008
The three incumbents held onto their town council seats in Tuesday's election, with Mike Olinger coming back for a third term and Chris Snider and Chip Coleman returning for a second. The fourth seat in the hotly contested race went to life-long town resident and former vice mayor Bobby Ryan. Ryan served on council from 1994 to 2002. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
HELPING: Full Circle helps the needy and saves for the future
5/7/2008
If Culpeper ever builds its community center, odds are some of the money will be coming from Full Circle Thrift Shop. That's because since opening in 2002, Full Circle has stored about $100,000 of its proceeds in a special fund for that purpose. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Gray hearing reset for June
5/7/2008
A May 5 pre-trial hearing for the man charged with the murder of Sheryl Ann "Sherri" Warner was continued until June 4. Death Row inmate Ricky Javon Gray, 30, was scheduled to make an appearance in Culpeper Circuit Court at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, but remained in the Sussex County prison. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
CPD team cuffs cancer
5/7/2008
Instead of attacking lawbreakers, the Culpeper Police Department wants to use its force to attack a different predator: cancer. This year, 23 members of the department will walk and raise money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, set to take place Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Town receives high bond rating
5/7/2008
Town of Culpeper officials were pleased with the ratings given by two New York bond rating services for the sale this month of general obligation bonds, which could save taxpayers about $2.7 million over the life of the loan. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Faces of Culpeper- Doug Schmit
5/7/2008
Doug Schmit works with computers for a living. But his real love is playing the saxophone, a passion that goes back to the jazz records he listened to as a child. And while he performs in Manassas and other venues, he’s most often seen playing Wednesday night at Tea, Lace and Roses. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
More uninsured turning to clinic
5/7/2008
Current estimates show that more than one million Virginians, 13 percent of the population, are without health insurance. Of that, 70 percent are employed full time and 13 percent work part-time, however, they cannot afford medical costs. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Morgan praised for contributions
5/7/2008
Sallie Morgan, Project Director of the Aging Together Partnership, was acknowledged for her contributions in the field of aging at the April 17 meeting of the Aging Together Coordinating Council. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Perfect day ends with no change
5/6/2008
Tuesday blossomed into a perfect Culpeper morning. A morning for dreaming and, when all else failed, a little work. A morning to think and analyze self. Or just watch it go by ... | 0 comments - ›› more ...
This Week
Gray hearing reset for June
5/7/2008
A May 5 pre-trial hearing for the man charged with the murder of Sheryl Ann "Sherri" Warner was continued until June 4. Death Row inmate Ricky Javon Gray, 30, was scheduled to make an appearance in Culpeper Circuit Court at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, but remained in the Sussex County prison. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
CPD team cuffs cancer
5/7/2008
Instead of attacking lawbreakers, the Culpeper Police Department wants to use its force to attack a different predator: cancer. This year, 23 members of the department will walk and raise money for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, set to take place Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8. | 0 comments - ›› more ...