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Thefts of all kinds are hitting the Valley, as everything from traffic cones to drugs are reported stolen.

“There is no part of the letter that doesn't make me feel good. To know that Thomas died for a purpose, to help keep us safe makes me feel proud”

Photograph by Susan Beaver Thompson Part one of a two-part series The countryside out past Front Road opens up before us and we're awed by the splendor of the rolling hills of the old Hepner Farm near ... via The Daily News-Record

“Each one of them went up $1,000”

Gas prices aren't the only prices on the rise. The Shenandoah County Board of Supervisors recently held a public hearing concerning changes in the user fees and connection fees for water and sewer services at ... via The Daily News-Record

Civil suit against sheriff, detectives slated for April Legal wrangling is continuing in a federal lawsuit against Fauquier County Sheriff Charlie Ray Fox Jr., and five investigators from ... Graffiti falls ... via Fauquier Times-Democrat

Police have charged a 20-year-old Virginia man with breaking into his aunt's Atlanta home after his dead father's estate was willed solely to her. via WDBJ7

“He made a choice. It was a choice. No one forced him to go in the Army. He wanted to do that. He loved what he was doing. He loved his country. He was fighting for his country.”

As a weekly newspaper focused on the Shenandoah Valley, The Shenandoah Valley-Herald presents news that's intensely local. via Shenandoah Valley-Herald

“Peabody Warriors of the Third Civil War 1960s and beyond”

Towing charges are excessive in Hopewell To the Editor: Can you imagine being in an unfortunate situation where you park your car and the city has it towed for you? Regardless of the situation, what about the ... via The Progress-Index

In Augusta County, a costly piece of equipment was stolen from a construction site. via WHSV-TV Harrisonburg

“We know how to charge what we're going to charge. And that wasn't really written down ever before, so now we kind of have that structure, and the staff can really take it and run with it.”

Pam Sheets, the director of the county Parks and Recreation Department, was the main speaker at the town and county dinner. via Shenandoah Valley-Herald

“If they feel that's the way to go, I'm going to support that.”

Two supervisors have offered praise to Superintendent Keith Rowland and the school board for choosing to stagger the construction of two new elementary schools. via Shenandoah Valley-Herald