Columbia News

A look at the entry way to the Lake Monticello Clubhouse -- Rivanna District Polling Place .

Louisa's two tested incumbents have held on to their seats, but a coup has taken place in Fluvanna, and two of Orange County's five supervisors have been unseated, according to unofficial results reported by voter registrars and the state board of elections.

Is technology a better way to keep us from talking and driving? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety says it could be, while it also cautions that talking-and-driving laws aren't always as effective or durable as legislators think.

"Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind." - Emerson Falmouth Academy Summer Programs at Falmouth Academy for students of all ages and skill levels run through the summer, mostly one week in length.

Candidates running for office in Fluvanna County will appear at a forum at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fluvanna Middle School.

About 110,000 Richmond-area households and businesses will see gas bills drop by an average 11 percent beginning next month.

Virginia and the District of Columbia are moving toward requiring sixth-grade girls to get vaccinated for a potentially cancerous sexually transmitted disease.

The new elementary school teachers for Central, Columbia and Cunningham include Nicky Bryan, Nancy Cavanaugh, Erin Denby and Cheryl Edgerton; Kelli Henning, Robin McKay, Lonnie Sisler and Catherine Van Dyke.

By Dr. Thomas W. D. Smith I want to personally welcome all those who are interested in the Fluvanna County Public Schools.

An administrative focus for the year will be continued collaboration among the three elementary schools -- Central, Cunningham and Columbia.

The skinny on the best bike paths around the Alexandria/Mount Vernon area. By Tommy Hill 1. Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail One of the newest additions to the regiona s bike trail network, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail spans the Potomac River, linking Alexandriaa s Mount Vernon Trail with the Potomac Heritage Trail in the Potomac Waterfront ...

The Board of Directors of the Maryland - District of Columbia - Virginia Chapter of the Solar Energy Industries Association has elected Standard Solar Chief Executive Officer Tony Clifford as its President for the next 12 months.

Equipment that is supposed to detect stopped trains on Washington's Metro system had been repaired five days before the deadly June 22 crash but still failed to function reliably, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday.

COLUMBIA a ' There's a new place for South Carolina veterans to get access to their benefits.

By Jacki Harris The public portion of the Wednesday, May 13 monthly Fluvanna County School Board meeting got underway with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence.

The National Weather Service is warning of flash floods in and around Washington.

Chinese drywall concerns are bringing government officials to Hampton Roads. Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators will soon start testing drywall here.

According to the Brick Industry Association's 1999 survey of its member companies, average brick shipments per plant were up more than 4% to 54.4 million standard brick equivalents , compared to 49.6 million SBE in 1998.

Unlike a certain mayor of a certain District of a certain Columbia, Virginia Gov.