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Candidates face off in first forum
Monday night, approximately 150 people listened to candidates for District 2 supervisor, commonwealth attorney and sheriff debate each other in the first of three Orange County Chamber of Commerce-sponsored candidate forums.
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Gordonsville moves to cut council
When people talk about "reducing the size of government," they don't often think of it the way the same way the Gordonsville Town Council did.
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Quake rattles Orange
Orange County was literally and figuratively "shook up" Tuesday afternoon when an earthquake centered near Mineral rumbled through central Virginia, sending tremors up and down the east coast.
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Ballot set for local elections
There are 11 local seats up for election Nov. 8. Nearly half of those will be contested races.At the filing deadline Tuesday evening, Aug. 23, 19 candidates had been certified by Orange County Registrar Donna Jenni.
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Too hot to handle
Each year the Orange Volunteer Fire Company heads to the annual Virginia State Firefighters Association Convention, it's undoubtedly the prohibitive favorite. When they left for Hampton two weeks ago, they'd won seven straight championships and 13 of the last 14.
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Stay smart, cool during sumer swoon
Virginia's summers typically produce temperatures in the 90s, however, as we saw last week, triple-digit days can be common.
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Gordonsville Council notebook
The following are notes from the March 21 Gordonsville Town Council meeting.
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Gordonsville names Corbin new chief
When Clay Corbin is sworn in as Gordonsville Police Chief April 4, it will be a homecoming for the Orange County native.
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Museum presidents take dispute to court
A spat between James Madison Museum presidents that began last fall ended in Orange County General District Court Friday evening.
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Houck previews GA session priorities
The economy may be improving incrementally, but the Virginia General Assembly is still anticipating a challenging year funding state and local priorities, 17th District State Senator Edd Houck told a town hall audience Saturday afternoon in Orange.
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Gordonsville Town Council notebook
The following are notes from the Dec. 20 and Jan. 24 Gordonsville Town Council meetings.
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Legislators listen to local issues
Second verse, same as the first. Definitely familiar. Possibly worse. Thursday evening, 30th District Delegate Ed Scott and 17th District State Senator Edd Houck met with local business leaders, elected officials and Orange County Youth Council at the Orange County Chamber of Commerce's 35th annual legislative dinner.
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Gordonsville police chief leaving
After nearly five years as the town's top cop, Gordonsville Police Chief Chris Spare will leave the department to become chief of police in Warsaw.
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Hornets to face Falcons
The Orange County High School varsity football team rolled into the Region II Division 4 playoffs with a convincing 49-0 win over hapless Charlottesville Friday night.
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County backs Cantor, G'ville elects three
Orange County citizens mirrored voters throughout the region in casting their ballots in Tuesday's general election.
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Orange advances downtown projects
Orange officials are ready to pursue the longstanding downtown revitalization project and hopes visible improvements will stimulate a spirit of cooperation from Norfolk-Southern Railroad.
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Orange Town Council notebook
The following are notes from the Sept. 20 Orange Town Council meeting.
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Canosa trial continued
Brenda Canosa's murder trial was scheduled to begin Oct. 4. Now, it won't happen until next year after a continuance was granted in Orange County Circuit Court Thursday.
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Orange raises sewer rates
Four months after it adopted its 2010-11 budget-and three months after it adopted a revised budget-the Orange Town Council finally settled on a new sewer rate.
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Towns enact water restrictions
With less than an inch of rainfall in the last month, the Rapidan River's 14-day rolling average dropped below the minimum Department of Environmental Quality threshold, triggering mandatory water conservation measures.
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