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Keep on trucking
Roughly 10 years ago the Gordonsville Town Council banished tractor trailers from the town's Main Street, pushing them a few blocks over to what was thought to be a temporary home on High Street.
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Review tops among state weeklies at VPA
The Orange County Review was named the top newspaper in its circulation class after collecting 13 awards at the Virginia Press Association's annual awards banquet Saturday night in Norfolk.
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Schools sweat possible physical education mandate
Physical education in Orange County is about to be a lot more strenuous, for and in Orange County Schools, if the members of the Virginia General Assembly have their way.
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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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New state laws enacted
With the swipe of a pen and the chime of a clock the law of Virginia changed July 1.
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Governor visits LOW
Governor Bob McDonnell's signature on a ceremonial copy of Senate Bill 276 at Lake of the Woods last Wednesday brought to a close more than a decade of controversy and debate over the need to modify the community's main dam spillway.
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Citizens spoke, government listened
After more than a decade of controversy, debate, citizen activism and finally governmental intervention, the future of the Lake of the Woods dam is at last resolved.
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Coming events 3-25
Coming events in the local area
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We must act now
Everyone is aware of the constitutional obligation our state representatives have to balance the budget. What you may not be aware of is they also have an obligation to adequately fund public education. Article VIII of the Virginia Constitution states - "The General Assembly shall provide for a system of free public elementary and secondary schools for all children of school age throughout the Commonwealth, and shall seek to ensure that an educational program of high quality is established and continually maintained."
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State education budget looks bleak
Local educators had one thing on their minds Saturday morning at a town hall meeting organized by 17th District State Senator Edd Houck-the budget.
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LOW dam modifications moving forward, despite reclassification attempts
Construction on the Lake of the Woods dam modifications is gearing up, despite ongoing attempts to eliminate the need for the project.
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Bell, Scott return to House of Delegates
Orange County voters reflected the wishes of their counterparts across the 30th and 58th General Assembly Districts, firmly supporting incumbent delegates Ed Scott and Rob Bell.
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Coming events
Orange area coming events
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Vote Tuesday
Local board seats, state leadership at stake
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Coming events
Orange area coming events
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Jail travail
Lagging economy doesn’t reduce numbers, need for expansion
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County breaks ground for new school
1,200-student school should open fall 2010
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Primary Tuesday
Local candidate filing deadline is June 9
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Clean farm award presented
State honors Custom Harvesters
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Gordonsville council talks pool, High Street
Public hearings draw limited comment
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Town losing a great town manager
April 6 was a sad day for me, my wife, and the Town of Orange.I attended the town council workshop meeting at about 6 p.m. on that evening to hear the mayor read a letter from Cole Hendrix announcing that he was resigning after Sept. 30 of this year.
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Supervisors notebook
Notes from the March 24 Orange County Board of Supervisors meeting
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CVRJ authority expansion on hold
in spite of Orange County officials' rush to form the authority and mobilize a plan for jail expansion financing, state legislators did not grant an exmption on the moratorium.
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Road closed
VDOT gets feedback on proposed cutbacks
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Federal funding stimulates ideas
Local governments consider possible projects
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