Henry Montague Chiles, 90, passed away peacefully at his home in Batesville on July 18, 2026. A true force of nature, Henry ...

Henry and Ruth Chiles. Submitted photo. It’s important, where we live and why. Those of us who consider fresh, local food as a factor in our quality of life are grateful for the enduring presence of ...

Time, neglect and vandalism have scarred the former Howard Johnsons on Afton Mountain. Photo: Malcolm Andrews. Augusta County wants a highway entrance that combines commercial development with a ...

Crozet Future Land Use Map, based on Crozet’s 2021 Master Plan. Albemarle County has for the past three years been working on an update to its Comprehensive Plan, dubbed “AC44,” as it looks forward to ...

The HART team and their co-workers accept an award from the Virginia Association of Counties. From left, Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston, Chief Human Services Officer Kaki Dimock, Sue Hess with ...

Blue Ridge Respite is a social model of respite care. Blue Ridge Respite, formerly the Nelson Enrichment Club, has added a Thursday option to its existing Monday, Wednesday and Friday program, which ...

Howardsville Turnpike on the west side of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Photo: Lynn Coffey. In the mid-1800s, the hearty people driving their wagon teams up the slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains and ...

The Nelson County Sheepdogs June in their official formation on June 20 at Zenith Firearms, with a Viet Nam-era UH-1 Huey helicopter in the background. Submitted photo. Militia groups in Virginia will ...

Along Route 250 in Afton lies a farmstead that is as unique as it is beautiful. Farfields Farm is a regenerative agriculture project on 150 acres of meadows, waterways and woods. The unique nature of ...

The winner of the Best Downward Dog sets out across the field with his trainer Kathleen. Photo: Malcolm Andrews The third annual Batesminster Dog Show was held on Page’s Field in Batesville to benefit ...

Bluff Dale School’s 1888 deed noted, “on the road leading from Brown’s Gap Road [today, Slam Gate Road near Steep Ridge] to the old Tilt Hammer [in Sugar Hollow]... for the benefit of a public free ...

In 1849, after two decades of resistance, the Virginia Board of Public Works initiated an ambitious strategy to reach the Ohio River—and its lucrative trade connections—by rail. Their elaborate plan ...