Stevensburg News

Smooth sailing through a former traffic bottleneck is on the horizon for Culpeper drivers.

On the evening agenda for the June 2 Culpeper County Board of Supervisors was an item that had been rumbling through the community ranks and brought out some opposition.

So far, one incumbent and one candidate have filed to run for a seat on the Culpeper County School Board for the November election.

Budget shortfalls at every level of government could stretch the county's six-year secondary road improvement plan into a 12-year project.

Improvements to a deadly stretch of Route 3 could be in place within a month. Upgrades announced last week by the Virginia Department of Transportation will help, but we as motorists shoulder much of the responsibility for actually making the highway a safer place to drive.

Incumbent Supervisor Brad Rosenberger is the local Republican party's choice to represent the county's Jefferson District in the November election.

Another person has emerged in the race for the Stevensburg District county supervisor seat, making the race a three-way competition so far.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a community meeting Tuesday to discuss a safety assessment of State Route 3 east of Stevensburg in Culpeper County.

Jefferson District representative Leanne Jenkins says she's ready for a third term on the Culpeper County School Board.

This year marks the 95th anniversary of a nationally recognized day for mothers.

This summer, we can expect the Virginia Department of Transportation to release plans for safety improvements along Route 3. At least some thanks for that needs to go to Joanne Russell of Stevensburg.

George Dasher says he's prepared to serve four more years on the Culpeper County School Board in order to accomplish three main objectives.

As a native of Culpeper, the celebration of our 250th year has provided me opportunity to remember.

After months of discussion and countless hours spent by county staff, the Culpeper County fiscal year 2010operating and capital budget was approved on Tuesday morning by the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors to the tune of $126.9 million.

The Culpeper County School Board's forum Monday at Eastern View High School served as Bobbi Johnson's first public appearance since being named superintendent on April 6. But it was the school board members who were in the firing line from the get-go. Eight of the nine board members, including chairman George T. Dasher , were in attendance for the ...

It was the winter of 1864, and the American Civil War had ravaged the fields of Virginia for nearly three oppressive years.

Plans for specific short-term safety improvements may be announced as early as this summer for a stretch of Route 3 that's been the site of several recent fatal crashes.

Residents who live near an area of Route 3 that's been the site of several recent fatal accidents plan to gather again tonight to hear an update on efforts to improve safety on the busy highway.

Tour Kelly's Ford and Stevensburg in a personal-vehicle caravan. Some walking necessary.

Stevensburg resident Gardiner Mulford plans to challenge the Culpeper County Board of Supervisors' longest-serving member in November's election.