Fauquier County News

A Fauquier County jury began deliberations this morning in the civil case between Jerry and Kate Marterella and the Bellevue Landowners Council.

Changes in the Virginia Department of Transportation's mowing standards mean the grass in median strips on Fauquier County roads will still be cut - just not as often or as thoroughly as before.

The private gun range near Midland wants a second opinion. In May, Fauquier County Assistant Zoning Administrator Andrew Hushour cited Range 82 for violating its special-use permit by allowing training to take place at the 50-acre facility on Route 610.

A Remington man is liable for the death of a family's dog, a Culpeper County jury ruled this month.

Griffin Tavern has a new chef and a new attitude, with owners looking to make the Flint Hill mainstay "a little bit more exciting." At an open house held on June 23, the restaurant introduced new head chef Victor McLawhorn and unveiled its new menu, full of fresh ideas and vibrant flavor.

Lawrence Racing, a family-owned and operated race team based in Haymarket, will host a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and Fairfax Northern Virginia Hematology & Oncology on Saturday at Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas.

Piggybacking on today's letters to the editor, we thought it appropriate to talk about a few people whose careers in public service have impacted the Culpeper community.

Prospects for the town and Warren County operating a joint emergency dispatch center appear good following Thursday's town-county liaison committee meeting at the Town Hall.

Two Remington farm girls rev up for Saturdaya TMs Culpeper Soap Box Derby Thanks a lot, dad.

If you live in a Fauquier County neighborhood where abandoned properties become unattractive ? and unsafe ? the chances are you're just out of luck.

Smoke wafted over a soggy field at Inglewood Farm in Bealeton on Tuesday as Marines cautiously made their way through the thigh-high wheat, their 1903 Springfield rifles gleaming in the sun that had broken through the clouds.

Authorities confiscated dozens of animals from a Foxville Road property near Warrenton last week.

Purple triangular-shaped boxes have been spotted in different locations hanging from the trees.

Dispatchers at the Culpeper Public Safety Communications Center in Culpeper, Va.

A new book commemorates Fauquier County's 250th anniversary, celebrating the heritage of its African American population.

On Friday June 5, Route 610 will be closed in Fauquier County due to repairs on a large drainage structure approximately one mile east of the Route 616 intersection.

The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors is joining the Piedmont Environmental Council in appealing a decision allowing the construction of a long-distance, high-voltage power line through the region.

A Fauquier County Grand Jury indicted 47 people on Tuesday. They are: Dylan T. Andrzejewski of Warrenton on a felony count of attempt to possess heroin.

The state of Virginia has warned consumers that the Journey for the Cure Foundation, based in Hume in Fauquier County, has not complied with the law that requires groups to register with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services before soliciting charitable funds.

Add them all up, and the numbers are eye popping. Somewhere between 600 and 1,000 new homes in Mintbrook.