Covington News

The U.S. Census Bureau has appointed a slate of managers for a new office in Charlottesville at 2211 Hydraulic Road, Lower Level, Suite 10, off U.S. Highway 29.

Alabama Southern Community College, Thomasville, AL- The National Center for Pulp and Paper Technology has announced that Dabney S. Lancaster Community College in Clifton Forge, VA, has joined The National Network for Pulp and Paper Technology Training 2. The Network is a national partnership of community colleges and industry representatives that ...

CLIFTON FORGE - Robert Newton "Bob" Jordan, 69, of 1404 Wilmont St, Clifton Forge, formerly of Staunton, passed Sunday, Nov.

The Alleghany County Sheriff's Office has charged 27-year-old Alicia Webb of Lewisburg, WV with giving a false police report to police.

Residents in Covington and Alleghany County who want their two governments to merge are asking a judge to let citizens hammer out a consolidation plan because city and county officials have failed to come to terms.

Name: Command Sgt. Maj. Debra L. McGarity Unit: The U.S. Army Band ''Pershing's Own" Length of service: 32 years Q: What is your background? A: I was previously the Concert Band group leader, NCOIC and clarinetist for the U.S. Army Band Woodwind Quintet.

An annual event to feed senior citizens in need is not getting off to a good start, and organizers are asking for your help.

A 23-year-old Covington man who blurted out his guilt in a courtroom while his accuser was still on the witness stand was sentenced to 31 years in prison this week for rape and other crimes.

This week's FFE Spotlight Game is Alleghany County vs. Bath County. That's why in this week's Friday Night Bites we headed to Cucci's in Covington.

From left: Tammie Byer , Chris Byer , Andrew Gilliam , Ashley Byer For more photos from the show, click here.

The race for governor in Virginia has hit a full sprint with Labor Day parades, speeches and political picnics.

Director of Jackson River Governora s School Named Eddie Graham of Clifton Forge has been named Director of Jackson River Governora s School for Science, Mathematics, and Technology.

Seasonal flu vaccine is now available in Roanoke and surrounding communities. The Roanoke and Alleghany Health Districts will offer the vaccine in a series of seasonal flu clinics throughout the area, beginning Thursday, September 3, 2009.

Alleghany County and Covington officials charged with coming up with a way to merge the two localities into a single jurisdiction killed a proposal Monday night to let voters choose between a city or county form of government.

The Haymarket Senators won their first Valley Baseball League Championship last night in Covington, Virginia, by defeating the Covington Lumberjacks 6 to 1. The Senators led by right-handed starter Bob Van Woert and left handed reliever Mark Andrews shut down the Covington bats and helped the Senators gain their first VBL Title.

"Our students and our children are our promise. They're our hope and our future, and that's what this building's all about," says Superintendent Thomas Long.

"Our students and our children are our promise. They're our hope and our future, and that's what this building's all about," says Superintendent Thomas Long.

"Our students and our children are our promise. They're our hope and our future, and that's what this building's all about," says Superintendent Thomas Long.

A woman who said she was abducted and sexually assaulted last week has confessed to investigators that she fabricated the incident, the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.

A woman who said she was abducted and sexually assaulted last week has confessed to investigators that she fabricated the incident, the Alleghany County Sheriff's Office said in a news release.