County’s top cop has seen the good, the bad and the ugly

The only dark cloud over a year filled with positive achievements and recognition remains the economy, Culpeper County Sheriff Jim Branch said last week.

Applications for the spring 2009 session of the Culpeper Citizens’ Criminal Justice Academy are now being accepted.

Growing up on television programs like “L.A. Law,” “Night Court” and “Matlock,” I was surprised to discover that life doesn’t imitate art as portrayed by Hollywood quite as often as I had hoped.

In the dominion of my mind, no thought is more lamentable than knowing that your career may kill you.

In an age with endless ways to stay connected, I find it ironic that we seem more disconnected from each other than ever.

Results will be used to spot concerns, shape policies

This week, the big dogs were on the scene at the Criminal Justice Academy to show us what they do.

Madison County Sheriff Erik J. Weaver confirmed Saturday that a couple was fatally shot in their Ridgeview Road home late Friday night.