Graduation behind bars offers new chance for inmates
It could have been just another graduation ceremony. "Pomp and Circumstance" played on the speakers. Family members with proud smiles watched their loved ones receive diplomas. A prominent figure, state senator Edd Houck, arrived to deliver the commencement speech. The student speaker even quoted John F. Kennedy, just like they do in high schools across the country. It was not, however, just another graduation. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Election: Mayor Rimeikis shares his views
Culpeper Mayor Pranas Rimeikis sees the May election as a positive thing for the town. With four experienced councilmen back on board, Town Council can move forward in tackling the issues, most importantly, consolidation. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Highland draws more Culpeper students
Patricia Soley doesn’t have any hard feelings for Culpeper schools. Her son Joe graduates from Floyd T. Binns Middle School this year, and her second child arrives at Binns this fall. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
CCHS renovations still uncertain
The heating system at Culpeper County High School is shot, say administrators. The electrical system and roofing also need some serious work, and the final cost will likely range in the millions. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Town cuts agency funding from budget
In order to recover from a $255,000 budget shortfall and prepare for fiscal year 2009, beginning July 1, the town has had to make some tough decisions. In the town's FY2009 draft budget, requests from several outside agencies were reduced due to lack of funding. Requests by Aging Together, the State Theater Foundation, and the Red Cross of Central Virginia were even denied entirely. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
School budget approved
With little commotion, school board members on Monday, May 12 finally approved their operating budget for the next school year. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
2008 Community Conversation on Aging
On Thursday, May 22, Healthy Culpeper's Senior Adult Committee of the Aging Together Partnership will host its annual Community Conversation on Aging. The event will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Germanna's Daniel Center for Advanced Technology. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
$100 million water-sewer talks remain private
Negotiations over a proposal for $100 million worth of water and sewer capacity will remain behind closed doors, much to the chagrin of one supervisor. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Blair House demolition possible
During its regular meeting on Tuesday, May 13, Town Council voted on a proposal to submit an application for demolition of the historic Blair House to the Architectural Review Board. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Public buses could have ads
To many, 50 cents doesn’t seem like much. But that’s the increase being proposed in bus fare for the county’s public buses. And Lanny Horton, chairman of the Public Transportation Advisor Committee, says it could be too much for the low-income riders. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
County could form citizen panel on water and sewer
Local politicians have long dreamed of an independent authority that would oversee all water and sewer matters in Culpeper, streamline the process and take politics out of the equation. Now county supervisors may have an idea how that authority would start. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Payne memorial
A memorial dedicated to Hunter Payne, an avid skate boarder who was killed in a 2006 accident, will be added to Yowell Meadow Park. Town Council approved the erection of the memorial on Tuesday, May 13. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Meals tax could pay for schools
If enacted, the meals tax would apply to all prepared food in the county, from the drinks at Chili’s to the hot dogs at a 7-Eleven to the breakfast buffet at the Best Western Inn hotel. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Commercial vehicles checked by town police
The Culpeper Town Police Department wants commercial vehicles operating on town streets to meet safety requirements. That's why four officers from the police department, two Virginia State Police troopers from the Motor Carrier Unit and a representative from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, with portable scales, held a commercial vehicle safety checkpoint on Tuesday, May 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Fuel adjustment to increase town electric bills
Town residential electric customers face an almost 11-percent increase in their electric bills due to the wholesale electric provider’s increased cost to produce electricity. The increase will appear in electric bills going out this week. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Chlorine leak at Culpeper Wastewater Plant injures one
One person suffered a minor injury following a chlorine leak at the Town of Culpeper Wastewater Treatment Plant on Saturday, May 10. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Harvesting rain: Rain barrel program sparks local interest
Although it's been done for centuries, the practice of collecting rain has become sort of a modern phenomenon. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
All Central Virginia Roads Are Open
The last two Fauquier County roads closed by high water from last weekend’s torrential rains have reopened to traffic. No significant damage to any roads was reported as a result of the storms. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
VDOT reopens most roads
Most Central Virginia roads that were closed by high water over the weekend have reopened to travel. Culpeper and Fauquier counties continue to report several roads covered with water as well as at least one that was washed out by the water and will require repair before it can be reopened. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Flooding closes numerous central Va. Roads
High winds and sodden soil combine to bring down trees and power lines | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Roads closed due to high water
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
Mark Warner to visit Charlottesville
Former Governor Mark Warner visits Charlottesville on Tuesday, May 6 at 2:15 in front of City Hall. Warner first announced his candidacy for the Senate seat in September, after long-time Senator John warner announced his retirement. If Warner wins the nomination, he will face off against either former Governor Jim Gilmore or Delegate Bob Marshall in November. | 0 comments - ›› more ...
Town Council candidates sound off
The 11 candidates for Town Council answer a variety of questions on issues facing the town. Hear their opinions on consolidation, taxes, the police station, immigration, and how the town and county can improve their relationship. | 0 comments - ›› more ...