For two and a half centuries, a tract of land in Valentines, Virginia, passed from heir to heir before an outside entity purchased what remained of the property. The Vintage ...

Ron Chiras, 83, uses a leaf blower Wednesday morning to clear the dusting of snow. A Davenport Street resident, he was clearing the sidewalk in front of a College Street neighbor. "We all help ...

An environmental group is asking the Nova Scotia government to quash the approval of a small quarry in a Lunenburg County watershed it hopes will be designated a wilderness area. George Buranyi ...

“The men of all four counties resolved that they would give their lives for American independence.” In Virginia history, Fincastle was a gigantic, short-lived county that existed from 1772 to 1776, ...

Fans of juicy historical drama are in luck as Netflix adds all six seasons of Vikings – a meaty political odyssey set in the Dark Ages. The Emmy-winning show, created by Michael Hirst for the ...

Historians interpret the past to make it understandable and relevant to the present and future. Our history minors learn to think like historians, perform careful research, and communicate what they ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This image provided by U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia shows a stockpile of homemade ...

Chris Grautski grew up in Lunenburg, was an all-conference defensive ... in a phone interview from the JMU campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia. “My perception of James Madison and this area is ...

BLUEFIELD, WV (WVNS) — The Bluefield, West Virginia community is mourning the loss of arguably one of the best coaches in Mercer County. Buster Large passed away this past weekend and his friends, ...

As of Tuesday, the Small Business Relief Fund has provided $504,611.26 in financial assistance to 73 businesses in Washington County, Virginia, according to the county.

The executive director of United Way Lunenburg County picks up old phones from people who don't use them anymore, turns the devices over to a volunteer for repairs, and then passes them on to ...