Farmville News

The mistake happened 26 years ago, and it haunts Ralph Vannoy to this day. Unaware of the impending consequences, the rookie Confederate re-enactor packed his bags with the usual supplies in preparation for his first Civil War re-enactment event.

Kati Hanna of Leominiter was recently recognized by the advisory board of the Longwood Center for Communication, Literacy, and Learning for her outstanding service to clients.

They came, they saw, they ate healthy. Herbivores mingled peacefully with omnivores in the azalea gardens at Richmond's Bryan Park, flaunting their fare and offering some lifestyle education.

The 30 individuals are: 1. James Albert Bailey of South Boston 2. Bernard Blanding of Halifax County 3. Eddie "Bear" Brown of South Boston 4. Pamela Brown of South Boston 5. Mary Snow Cash of Alton 6. William Allen Chappell of South Boston 7. Samuel Ora Cosner of Virgilina 8. Dushan Trovoe Duncan "Du Rock" of South Boston 9. Eddie Dunkley "Jewels" ...

An estimated 700,000 Virginians selflessly care for loved ones, receiving no compensation while providing 793 million caregiving hours each year.

About 700,000 Virginians take care of their loved ones without compensation. They provide more than 793 million hours of service, worth $8 million.

It's not official yet, but Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education has a new name.

As the Daffodil Queen smiles and waves from her convertible to the crowds lining Gloucester's Main Street, she likely is unaware of another parade participant not far behind her.

It's Friday afternoon and Pat McGee is running around Auburn University's football field, trying to escape the roaring guitar of his sound-checking band, clutching his cellular phone and trying to explain to me exactly what "modern classic rock" is.

A Pamplin man who officers said killed his wife and a man in the parking lot of a Prince Edward County nightclub before shooting himself remained in critical but stable condition yesterday.

In Prince Edward County, two people were shot and killed outside a nightclub, and deputies say the shooter then tried to take his own life.

A group of Montgomery County teachers learned about the history of race in Virginia through a series of presentations from professors and a panel of experts and got advice on how to talk about race in their classroom history lessons.

"Coming back to a house without my husband after 30 years of marriage was tough and is still very tough," said Odessa Pride who survived a deadly car crash.

Tommy Garrett appeared on the cover of Senior Magazine in Arizona, has been on Ed Begley's show , and portrays a journalist in the movie, Queen of the Lot , now in production.

A Richmond cemetery that holds the remains of 30 Jewish Confederate soldiers is being recognized by Virginia with a historical marker.

If you are a fisherman, you have a fantasy pond. You know, that 2- or 3-acre little gem on a local farm you drive by from time to time.

Scott M. Harwood, Jr., CIC, CISR, has been named the 2009 PIA National Young Insurance Professional of the Year.

The Southside Shrine Club will host its 22nd Annual Virginia Catfish Festival Saturday, April 25.

You can't spell interminable without the word "interim." This is definitely true in the case of the search for a replacement for Culpeper County Public Schools superintendent David A. Cox, who mutually agreed with the school board last June to go on a one-year paid sabbatical, seek employment elsewhere afterward and receive the difference in pay ...

About 150 people gathered in Farmville yesterday to protest plans to build a privately run detention center for illegal immigrants.