Hanover County News

Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 1:02 a.m. A metal detector greeted visitors to a part of the fourth floor of the New Hanover County courthouse during ...

A Hanover County Sheriff's Deputy patrolling part of Montpelier stops a man for trespassing, but investigators say that's not the only crime he committed.

The Central Virginia Historic Preservation Foundation is pleased to announce a gift to the region of a 1,000-foot Virginia snake fence.

Hanover County is focused on improving the customer service offered by its Community Development Departments.

The Hanover Board of Supervisors listened to an update of the County's Human Service Strategic Plan, presented by Ivy Sager, director of the Department of Community Resources.

So you think you're high up when you reach the top of the Eiffel Tower at Paramount's Kings Dominion? That's nothing compared with soaring over that Interstate 95 landmark.

Published: Friday, July 11, 2008 at 9:40 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 11, 2008 at 4:36 p.m. Two kids spending a summer evening on the ball fields at Hugh MacRae Park stumbled across a dead body on Thursday, ...

The New Hanover County Jail is edging towards capacity. At last count, Wednesday morning there were 557 inmates at the jail.

Eddie Gilsinan is in a tight situation. he lives in Whitney Pines sub-dividion and works for Phillips Towing Service, a company that assists emergency crews in removing cars from crisis situations.

After a seven month investigation by drug agents, the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office hit the streets to round up more than 100 drug dealers.

New Hanover County's Republican party has found a candidate to run against Democrat Sandra Spaulding Hughes in the upcoming November election.

Twenty-five pressroom and mailroom jobs are being eliminated at The Daily Progress, leaving the Charlottesville newspaper with about 95 employees.

Published: Monday, July 7, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 7, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. Cecil Martinette Jr., assistant county administrator in Hanover County, Va., and a lead 9/11 rescuer, appears on his ...

Organizers of the Hanover Tomato Festival anticipated an increased demand, but nothing like they saw...Read More>> 40 thousand people do not congregate on Pole Green Park every year for the music or for the ...

Despite its convenience-store-like operating hours, as a house of God, Faith Landmarks Ministries isn't too far removed from Chamberlayne Heights United Methodist Church, a much smaller house of worship located ...

Submitted by WWAY on 2 July 2008 - 3:25pm. Missing person The New Hanover County Sheriffs Office needs your help in bringing a local 16-year-old girl home safely.

Archeologists hired by Hanover County, to search for bones contractors dug up in May, are now finding more damaged graves.

A New Hanover County homeowner wants to protect one of his prized possessions. He says it's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and is not easy to move.

A privacy advocate who posted Social Security numbers on a Web site to show that the government had failed to protect individuals' privacy will not be charged under a new Virginia law, state officials said ...

A 65-year-old Massachusetts man died early Saturday morning as a result of a hit-and-run vehicle crash in Hanover County.