The search for a new candidate to replace outgoing Nelson County Public School Superintendent Martha Eagle is gaining momentum.
A Waynesboro man facing three drug charges after his arrest in August was denied bond Tuesday in Nelson Circuit Court.
Andy Parker says he will have a running mate in his race for the Democratic nomination in the 5th Congressional District — his daughter, Alison, a television journalist slain in 2015 during an on-camera interview in the heart of the district he wants to represent.
The Virginia Department of Health will stop contact tracing for every COVID-19 patient, acknowledging that it cannot continue in the face of astronomical case counts but embracing the fact that the practice is no longer effective.
Nelson County Public Schools students and parents should expect to see greater school infrastructure improvement projects in the coming year, along with more instructional supplies and software in county schools.
Facing opposition from commonwealth’s attorneys to his request for broad new power to prosecute cases in circuit courts, new GOP Attorney General Jason Miyares is scaling back his proposal.
An old bill that has been unsuccessful throughout the past decade now finds itself part of a Republican movement to grant parents greater authority over their children's education.
As temperatures dip into the teens and the wind howls, I wonder how birds, squirrels and other wildlife are staying warm.
“These initiatives will make Virginia’s communities safer, restore academic excellence, lower the cost of living, and I look forward to seeing these bills come to my desk,” the governor said in a statement.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin has proposed more than $3.5 billion in amendments to the $158 billion two-year budget left by his predecessor, Gov. Ralph Northam, but doesn’t say where he would find the money to pay for his priorities.
The Nelson County School Board will continue to require masks in school buildings, despite an executive order signed this month by new Gov. Glenn Youngkin that leaves it up to parents to decide whether their children wear masks in school, effective Monday.
Richmond Public Schools and six other Virginia school districts sued Gov. Glenn Youngkin in Arlington County Monday in an effort to block his executive order to make masks in schools optional. The governor's order went into effect Monday.
Blue Ridge Health District reported 800 cases in 24 hours
A bill filed in the Virginia House of Delegates this week would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation except in cases where the pregnant woman is at risk of death or "substantial and irreversible" damage to her health.
The mission of the Nelson County Education Association is to advocate for Nelson County Public Schools employees. NCEA recently conducted a teacher morale survey — results suggest that teachers need advocating for now more than ever.
Virginians with no symptoms should avoid using up the state's strained supply of COVID-19 tests, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Thursday, as the state works to refocus its supply of tests to hospitals, nursing homes and schools.
A proposal to allow all local governments to impose a sales tax to pay for school construction or renovation sped out of a key Senate committee on Wednesday, as a new General Assembly and governor prepare to grapple with an old problem of crumbling school buildings.
An Afton dental clinic has received zoning approval from Nelson County to expand its building with an addition.
“An outbreak this size is not unexpected given the community positivity rate of over 35%,” ACRJ Superintendent Martin Kumer wrote.
Partisan debate unfolded Tuesday in the state Senate over Attorney General Jason Miyares’ firing of 30 staffers in the office after a Democratic senator said the short notice was unprofessional and caused confusion.
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Large flocks of horned larks swirled high above us as we patiently waited for them to land nearby.
A month before Nelson County’s 2022-23 fiscal year is expected to be formally presented to the board of supervisors, the county has contracted for a compensation and pay plan study.