Ararat News

Tom Joyce/The News The Christian rock band, One Accord, performs during a New Year's Eve service at Family Fellowship Chapel on McKinney Road near White Plains.

A man who allegedly stabbed a acquaintance who lives in Ararat and stole thousands of dollars from him earlier this month was in custody Tuesday in Tennessee, authorities say.

A man sought in connection with the wounding of a Patrick County sheriffa s deputy was arrested Wednesday and is being held with no bond.

Mondee Tilley Staff Reporter By looking over the room full of people eating Thanksgiving dinner at the First Baptist Church on Thursday, you wouldn't know that these people aren't related - but you would sense ...

The Patrick County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in which a fire station in Ararat was rammed with a vehicle.

A Mount Airy woman remains in critical condition following a wreck late Friday night.

Wendy Byerly Wood Associate Editor FANCY GAP, Va. - Two Virginia residents were airlifted to a Winston-Salem, N.C., hospital late Friday night after a two-vehicle accident.

October 27, 2008 Authorities search for suspect who ran over a deputy in Patrick County Authorities in Patrick County are trying to hunt down the man who ran over a deputy Sunday afternoon.

Patrick County deputies are searching for a man they say drove off from officers, then hit a deputy's cruiser, and ran over another deputy during a chase on Sunday, October 26th.

Patrick County Sheriffa s investigators were searching for a person of interest Sunday night after a deputy was struck by a vehicle during a pursuit.

History repeats itselfupon St. Crispin's day! The grave of aA St Arnaud "forefather" Statue outside the town library The railway line St Arnaud Band Hall Statue on the Town Hall The main street in St Arnaud St ...

Morgan Wall Staff Reporter ARARAT, VA - Saturday morning at Laurel Hill hundreds of people were strewn across the field, setting up white tents, building fires and preparing for another day.

Tom Joyce Staff Reporter The Mount Airy Police Department is seeking a possible suspect in a series of wallet-snatching incidents at Wal-Mart in which elderly women were the victims.

Morgan Wall Staff Reporter ARARAT, Va. - Gun shots ring out across the field as Confederate and Union troops advance during the Battle of Buford's Stand and the Battle of Cold Harbor.

An army needs a spiritual leader and Gen. Lee's Lieutenants have Chaplain Alan Farley, an ordained evangelistic minister.

Tom Joyce Staff Reporter A recent push for blood donations by the American Red Cross has taken the supply situation off the critical list, but a spokesperson for the organization says more collections are ...

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Tom Joyce Staff Reporter When old-time musician Barbara Poole would take to the stage with longtime performing partner Larry Sigmon, most observers agree that the pair produced a magical sound rarely heard from ...

Morgan Wall Staff Reporter ARARAT, Va. - More than 100 members of the Levering family were in Ararat over the weekend to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Levering Orchard.

Erin C. Perkins Staff Reporter ARARAT, Va. - For a century, along the southeastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Levering Orchard has been a source of fruit picking, family ties and even theater in its ...