Orange County news

LOCAL 'HEROES' ADVANCE (5/18/2012)
• GW and Ben Plumb of Orange are in top 10 percent of vote-getters in national contest

Orange OKs new proffers for shop (5/10/2012)
• Orange supervisors agree to modified proffers for controversial Village Motorsports operation.

Orange woman dies after crash in Shenandoah. (5/10/2012)
• Orange woman dies after crash in Shenandoah.

Brothers work to lead normal lives (5/10/2012)
• Orange County brothers strive for normal lives, despite the damage that muscular dystrophy is doing to their bodies

FACE OF RIKKI'S WILL BE MISSED (5/1/2012)
• Orange County cat left a mark on his community

Orange approves tax hike (4/12/2012)
• Orange board approves higher tax rate, takes no action on proposed subdivision ordinance changes.

Orange defendant accepts plea bargain (3/31/2012)
• Woman involved in wreck that killed Charlottesville couple accepts plea-bargain offer.

Orange school chief recognized by his peers (3/31/2012)
• Orange County's Grimesey named superintendent of year for Northern Virginia region.

Pops reaches out to schools (3/28/2012)
• Rappahannock Pops Orchestra residency program kicks off in Orange County.

Suspect armed and risk to public (3/16/2012)
• Second man sought in Orange home-invasion robbery.

No early start for Orange school year (3/14/2012)
• Orange County schools move start of next school year to after Labor Day.

Judge won't overturn Orange murder verdict (3/3/2012)
• Judge refuses to overturn murder conviction of Eric Dee Abshire.

Proposed Orange budget up $3 million (3/3/2012)
• Proposed Orange County budget would require 5-cent increase in equalized real-estate tax rate.

Woman's trial set in fatal car crash (2/25/2012)
• Orange woman pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in traffic deaths of Charlottesville couple.