Keezletown News

Hospital visits, chemotherapy and medication can rob a child of months, even years, of valuable time just being a kid.

KEEZLETOWN - Shrieks of glee fill the air at Camp Unali - along with clouds of flour and fistfuls of spaghetti.

The blueberries are in. Blueberries are now in season here in the Valley. Depending on the weather, they will be for the next four weeks or so, says Sam Johnson of Keezletown.

The bluegrass gospel concert will feature His Ambassadors, Heartland and The Smith Family.

Choral director Hilary Irons leads Spotswood High School's Chorus during an awards program on May 20.

“My son has gone through hell with this tragic accident”

The driver of a dump truck involved in a fatal accident July 17 in Louisa County has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges. via Daily Progress

“We've had teamwork and we've had fun, lots of fun”

T he air was chilly Friday as Kaylin King and Casey Knight bent to scoop up sticks. via Staunton Daily News Leader

BC Symposium To Focus On Civil War 2008-03-28 BRIDGEWATER - Four nationally known authors and historians will convene at Bridgewater College this weekend for the school's inaugural Civil War Institute. via The Daily News-Record

“We utilize things as fully as we can.”

Students and faculty at Redeemer Classical School now have something they've never had before - a home of their own. via The Daily News-Record

“People are willing and ready to sign it”

A petition drive to remove Harrisonburg City Treasurer Rebecca Neal from office appears to be nearing its conclusion. via The Daily News-Record

“The people I talk to feel [Neal] should be out of office”

Councilwoman Carolyn Frank is supporting a petition to remove Harrisonburg Treasurer Rebecca Neal from office. via The Daily News-Record

A petition drive to remove Harrisonburg Treasurer Rebecca Neal from office has started over. via The Daily News-Record

“Nothing against her. Nothing against [her husband] Benny. [The petition is] just the way business is done for the taxpayer.”

A city resident and a Rockingham County man plan to start collecting signatures today to petition a Rockingham County circuit judge to suspend City Treasurer Rebecca Neal. via The Daily News-Record

WEYERS CAVE - Lowell and Jan Roberson announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Roberson, to Justin Brown, son of Sherry Brown of Keezletown and the late Barry Brown. via Staunton News Leader

“They were very fearful to go back to Africa when they were small”

A Spotswood High School student who was born in Mozambique and adopted soon after by an American couple is using a class assignment to reach out to her birthplace. via The Daily News-Record

“Most of us don't like what they have to say, but they have the right to peacefully assemble”

Two of the three defendants faced felonies because, prosecutors allege, they wore masks as they sought to expose people they claimed were white supremacists meeting at the Barnes & Noble on Burgess Road in ... via The Daily News-Record

“I called the Ruritans, and asked them if they would help us out, and they agreed”

In a room decked with orange- and brown-colored baskets and bunting, and churning with chatter, more than 50 senior citizens eagerly await Garland Shull's next announcement. via The Daily News-Record

“We had six or seven years of robust revenue, but over the next few years, revenues will not be as strong”

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's pledge to support agriculture in Virginia has Rockingham County farmer Bob Threewitts hopeful. via The Daily News-Record

“They don't usually die, but if they go off the feed, their bodies can go into a metabolic crisis”

A Rockingham County veterinarian says he's treated cattle that may be infected with epizootic hemorrhagic disease, an illness common in white-tailed deer. via The Daily News-Record

WAYNESBORO -Sam Robb has joined the staff of Real Estate Plus as an agent in the company's new Waynesboro offices at 15 Boyington Blvd. via Staunton News Leader