Millboro News

MILLBORO - Nathan Forbes and Melissa "Millie" Thomas announce the birth of a daughter, Chloe Elizabeth Forbes, born April 13 at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

Former Unifi employees plan picnic: Former Unifi employees will gather during a picnic Sunday at Gypsy Hill Park.

"This area has been plagued with a loss of jobs in the past couple of years. Thousands of jobs have been lost in this area.

Rain and lightning of almost biblical proportions moved over the mountain ridges around the tiny Bath County town of Millboro as polls opened at 6 a.m. That did not deter Pam and Mark Pace from casting the first two ballots at the precinct in the Millboro Ruritan Club where state Sen.

MILLBORO - Charlotte Anne McPherson Taylor, 82, of Millboro died May 24, 2009, in Hot Springs.

MOUNT CRAWFORD -Augusta Area Retired Educators met May 7 at Mrs. Rowe's Country Buffet to award the Carrie Cook Scholarship and to install officers.

Sharmaine D. Grove, who is currently one of Warhill High School's assistant principals, was hired as the school's new principal.

A s the old saying goes, it's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

A rural post office that serves about 140 patrons in Bath County is getting a reprieve and will stay open for at least one year.

MILLBORO - An old-fashioned Big Top Circus Day is planned for May 13. Lewis & Clark Circus, with its jugglers, acrobats, clowns, aerialists and animals is being presented by Millboro Volunteer Fire Association as a fundraising project.

Women's club to award annual scholarships: The Staunton-Augusta Junior Women's Club annually gives away two $1,500 scholarships.

MILLBORO-Joseph B. Dujardin Jr., 77, of 32725 Mountain Valley Road died Tuesday morning, March 31, 2009, at his residence.

The parents of Angela Diane Vess are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter to Jerry Allen Rice Jr.

Viewpoints, 3/8/09; drilling offshore off the coast of Virginia. MILLBORO --On a recent trip to Blacksburg, my friend Bruce Cambata said one very important thing.

The town of Williamsville is facing the prospect of losing its more than 100-year-old post office, something that has the scarce but vocal post office patrons up in arms.

Postmaster LaDonna Smith rings up a bill last week for area businessman Nelson Hoy at the post office in Williamsville.

Williamsville residents say a 50 mile round trip to the post office is too long.

MILLBORO - Robert "Dewey" and Sarah W. Davis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception given by their family at Lakeview Restaurant at Douthat State Park.

MILLBORO - Students at area schools and Scouting groups brought their Christmas ornaments to Douthat State Park to compete in the park's annual Ornament Making Contest.