Mission group makes life better for local people

The Culpeper Branch, NAACP will have its regular monthly meeting on July 17 at 7 p.m. at The Antioch Baptist Church, West Street, Culpeper.

George Washington Carver was an inventor and educator who overcame slavery and illness to leave a mark on the world

4-H programs teach life lessons

Gary Ghost Vineyards, 14706 Lee Highway in Amissville, throughout the month of July is hosting a food drive to benefit the Culpeper Food Closet.

Culpeper United Methodist Church, 1233 Oaklawn Drive will have Friday night at the movies July 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Brandy Station Foundation is presenting a series of two-hour tours, one devoted to each of the four engagements that comprise the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863.

Graffiti House hosting 2008 lecture series

4th of July celebration, Friday, July 4 at Thornton Hill Farm, three miles south of Sperryville on Route 522.

Hazel River Assembly of God, Rixeyville, announce each Friday night it will have “Friday Night Out.”

Do you have an ancestor who fought in the War Between the States?

Bible camp teaches local children virtues

Bible Baptist Church Teen Group is having a yard and bake sale to raise funds for its missions trip on June 28 at 1121 Sperryville Pike, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

There will be a reunion of descendants of Pachal Graves (eight generation of Captain Thomas Graves – Jamestown 1608) at Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, July 18 to 20.

The pooch from Gulfport was named the World’s Ugliest Dog at a canine contest held Friday at the Sonoma-Marin County Fair in California.

I happened to be at home Monday afternoon when all hail broke loose in my ’hood, shattering my former sense of comfort about my habitat.

I’ve been blessed to be able to go through the last 36 years with the only person I ever wanted to be married to.

Do you have an ancestor who fought in the War Between the States? If so, would you like to join the United Daughters of the Confederacy?

Before I begin, I would like to take a moment of silence and reflection on behalf of those who are unable to share this day of celebration with us.

To the esteemed and cherished guests that helped make this day possible and my dear beloved classmates: Good morning!

Graduating seniors leave county’s only high school; opening of EVHS on horizon

Hazel River Assembly of God, Rixeyville, will have “Friday Night Out” each Friday night.

Remembering My Dad: June 12, 7 to 9 p.m. Has your dad died? Do you want an opportunity for remembering him?

Senior Michael Hoagland marches from high school to Army basic training

Do you have an ancestor who fought in the War Between the States? If so, would you like to join the United Daughters of the Confederacy?

New children’s books cover the voting process

Your guide to the weekend

Main Union Baptist Church, Madison we will have battle of the choirs from 1 to 6 p.m. May 31 at Main Union Baptist Church.

Relay for life team captain recalls her struggle with lymphoma

The Brandy Station Foundation will commemorate the 145th anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station with its historic ball June 7 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Inn at Kelly’s Ford.