Greene County News

Rainy weather led to full storm drains, flooded roads and bridges and a few traffic accidents Thursday.

At the Stanardsville American Legion Post 128 Veterans' Day ceremony last week National Ground Intelligence Center Commander Col.

Hundreds of shoppers visited Saturday's 34th annual Woman's Club of Greene County Helping Hands Crafts Bazaar.

Greene County supervisors and Wal-Mart officials broke ground on what will be the new store in Ruckersville Friday, though the construction equipment will stay in park until the weather cooperates.

On Tuesday, Nov. 3 only 43.67 percent of Greene's more than 11,000 registered voters went to the polls to cast their ballots.

Both school board chair Michelle Flynn and vice-chair Jason Collier will be sitting on the county's school board for another four years.

Last week Greene County adults proved Halloween is for kids of all ages. Kathy Gelpen painted her face and hands green, donned striped tights, a long black dress and a pointy hat, and picked up an primitive hearth broom to hostess a party for children.

Clarence "Buggs" Peyton reclaimed his Stanardsville seat on Greene's Board of Supervisors Tuesday night, besting challenger William B. "Bill" Martin by just 101 votes.

This Election Day, Nov. 3, voters will cast their ballots in a number of important local and state political races.

An English baron and noted director of such TV shows as "The Avengers," "The Saint," "Hawaii Five-0," "Magnum, P.I.," and "Airwolf," has been arrested and charged with felony larceny in Greene County, officials say.

Greene County Republicans are getting energized this weekend ahead of Tuesday's election.

Firefighters are responding to at least two explosions behind the Trail Motel in Ruckersville Thursday evening at around 6:00 p.m. Witnesses in Greene County say they heard the explosions and saw heavy smoke in the Ruckersville area near Route 29 and Route 33.

We've all seen their commercials warning us to wear our seat belts and not to drink and drive.

Deputies with the Greene County Sheriff's Office have arrested a Stanardsville man on 10 counts of possession of child pornography.

A Greene County man was arrested Friday and charged with ten counts of possession of child pornography.

A former treasurer of the Greene County Youth Center has been sentenced to a year in prison for embezzlement.

The former treasurer of the Greene County Youth Center will serve 12 months in jail and pay $24,000 in restitution for embezzling from the nonprofit sports organization.

"It's not about slavery. It's not about racism. For a lot of us it's about ancestors." Amanda Kutch is a United Daughter of the Confederacy and on Saturday morning, September 19, she's dressed like one.

STAUNTON - A Crimora man who went on an armed robbery spree in the summer of 2008 - eight regional businesses were hit in 15 days - was given three years in prison for robbing the Ladd Convenience Center on U.S. 340.

September 19 Lifeline Community and Youth Center thrift store grand opening.. 9am-2pm. Location: Right on 29 in Ruckersviile, next to Curves.