Appomattox News

With West Virginians' interest in the Civil War increasing as the state's 150th birthday approaches, Mountaineers who venture into the Old Dominion might consider visiting the Museum of the Confederacy's Appomattox branch.

On Monday, workers replaced the deteriorating wooden carriages with new metal ones ahead of the weekend's Memorial Day festivities.

The Augusta County Sheriff's Office got the call about the explosion just before 5 a.m. Thursday.

Verizon Wireless has activated a new cluster of fourth generation Long Term Evolution network cell sites in four counties in southwest Virginia -Appomattox, Campbell, Halifax and Pittsylvania.

Some ring strong: of course the end of slavery, perhaps the worst disgrace in the nation's history.