German scholar Adolf Schroeder helped Missouri residents connect with their...
Adolf "Dolf" E. Schroeder had a passion for German history. He was the son of German immigrants, lived in Germany for 16 years, and was one of a few people who could read the old German script used in...
View ArticleBalchem Opens New Production Facility
BALCHEM OPENS NEW PRODUCTION FACILITY Apr. 11, 2013 Source: Balchem Corporation news release Balchem Corporation , the global leader in choline chloride and precision release nutrient technologies,...
View ArticleI-81 crash stalls traffic; two injured
WYTHEVILLE, Va. - The southbound lanes of traffic on Interstate 81 were closed Monday following a collision between a pick-up truck and a tractor-trailer carrying 50,000 pounds of strawberries.
View ArticleBruno Mars brings flash, substance to D.C. tour launch
Musician Bruno Mars performs at the Verizon Center on June 22, 2013, in Washington.
View ArticleVirginia to preserve last-of-its-kind bridge
Since its construction in 1857, life hasn't been easy on Alleghany County's Humpback Covered Bridge.
View ArticleVa. newspaper cutting publication to 2 days a week
ADVANCE FOR WEEKEND EDITIONS AUG. 10-11 - In this Aug. 1, 2013 photo, press room supervisor Coite Beirne controls the press at the Virginian Review in Covington, Va.
View ArticleSteelworkers Win a Round
Aug. 26, 2013: The United Steelworkers said today that the U.S. District Court in Roanoke, Va., issued an injunction on Friday against Covington, Va.-based Team Carriers for failing to live up to its...
View Article2013 August 30
Masters The descendants of Frank and Betty Erskine Masters and Will and Launa Masters Erskine will meet for their annual reunion Sunday, Sept.
View ArticleRoger L. Losh
27, 2013. He was born July 29, 1945, in Augusta County, a son of the late Bryan and Glenda Huffman Losh.
View ArticleControlled release planned at Gathright Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to increase the Jackson River's water flow with a controlled dam release.
View ArticleNews Minute: Here is the latest news from The Associated Press
Virginia Beach officials are looking at preserving the historic Kempsville area.
View ArticleFatal Alleghany County Wreck Under Investigation
Alleghany Co., VA- A fatal crash in Alleghany County is under investigation by State Police.
View ArticleHOLMBERG: Richmond Medal of Honor recipient - the story behind the headstone
James Fleming of Varina is a patriotic history buff. A while back he was walking though the Glendale National Cemetery in eastern Henrico County when he saw a headstone that made him stop.
View ArticleVirginia man booked with fourth offense DWI in W. Feliciana
A Virginia man remained in West Feliciana Parish jail Friday, accused earlier this week of a fourth offense of driving while intoxicated, West Feliciana sheriff's deputies said.
View ArticleVa. man accused of killing wife pleads no contest
A Covington man faces a July sentencing after pleading no contest to charges that he killed his wife and buried her in a cemetery., Online court records show that Adan Quiroz Rodriguez pleaded no...
View ArticleVa. man sentenced to 40 years for wife's slaying
A Covington man convicted of killing his wife and burying her in a cemetery will spend 40 years in prison.
View ArticleHow John Kelly Saved the Blue Ridge Tunnel
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...
View ArticleFirefighter rescued from high waters in Covington still in critical condition
The Eagle Rock Volunteer Fire and Rescue assistant chief who was injured during a water rescue in Covington last week is still in critical condition.
View ArticleFieldale woman spearheads relief for flood victims
Jeff Morris watches flood waters from his porch last week on Midland Trail Road in Callaghan.
View ArticleSkeletal remains found near Covington 30 years ago ID'd as missing teen
Thirty years after unidentified skeletal remains were found on the banks of the Jackson River, Alleghany County authorities have finally put a name on the case. The remains are those of 17-year-old...
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