Madison County News

History classes in area schools get a boost Wednesday. Representative Tom Perriello announced a "Teaching American History" grant of $980,191 from the U.S. Department of Education for Charlottesville City schools, Albemarle County, Greene County, Madison County, and Orange County public schools.

Terry Detrie of Washington, Pa., rolled over in his tent at 5 a.m. yesterday and began packing up his gear.

A case against an 18-year-old Pennsylvania man - who was charged after officials say he used a stolen pickup to deliberately strike a Madison County Sheriff's Office deputy's cruiser twice during a June 1 chase - will now head to a Madison County grand jury.

I would like to find parentage for Richard Burgess who married Susan Eddins, daughter of Joel Eddins and Lydia Graves in Madison County, Virginia on Sept 6, 1824.Richard and Susan went to Indiana about 1830 and settled in Wayne County.He died there in 1864.

An Albemarle County student and an adult were taken to area hospitals this morning with minor injuries after the bus they were in crashed in Madison County.

A 12-year-old boy was reported missing from his home in northern Madison County at around 4:30 pm Thursday .

If you've eaten beef at the Equinox restaurant in Washington, D.C., tasted the asparagus in the risotto at the Palladio Restaurant in Barboursville or munched on a variety of vegetables at Fardowners Restaurant in Crozet - you may well have been enjoying Madison County-grown food.

If you've eaten beef at the Equinox restaurant in Washington, D.C., tasted the asparagus in the risotto at the Palladio Restaurant in Barboursville or munched on a variety of vegetables at Fardowners Restaurant in Crozet - you may well have been enjoying Madison County-grown food.

The Freedom of Information Act required that Madison County Sheriff Erik Weaver give names of members of his citizens advisory board to a Brightwood woman who requested them.

Bernice Mae Nicholson Atkins, 72, left this life to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the home of her daughter in Spotsylvania County.

Frog sang for many years on "Sesame Street," but "It is the color of spring--and green can be cool and friendly," as Kermit went on .

In what could result in an additional $250,000 in state funds for Rappahannock schools, Superintendent Dr.

The special election set for Tuesday, April 7 features three officially announced candidates for the Madison County Clerk of the Circuit Court position - Linda Parrish, Jennifer Weakley and Andrew Wynham, although only Parrish's and Wynham's names will appear on the ballot.

A Madison County woman will not be prosecuted for wearing a political T-shirt to the polls during last November's election.

Although only two names will appear on the ballot in the special April 7 Madison County Circuit Court clerk election, a third person officially announced her candidacy last week and said she is confident she can win as a write-in candidate.

A local man diagnosed with a serious brain disease, shares his struggle to overcome his diagnosis.

This is in response to the article about Weekday Religious Education, or WRE ["Religious education thrives along I-81," March 2]. I have encountered some form of WRE in two Virginia school districts while ...

A big public safety system will be up and running very soon in Madison County. The new system will make it faster and easier for emergency responders to get people out of harm's way and more.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RICHMOND, VA , February 26, 2009 -The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously endorsed a bill authored by Delegate Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, to rename the bridge over the Rapidan River on ...

The Charlottesville region lost nearly 8 percent of its farmland in only five years - a rate that outpaced the rest of Virginia, according to new statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.