Saturday, March 14, 2026

Gracie Hart Brooks

Born and raised in Virginia, Gracie has nearly two decades of experience in community journalism covering county and town boards and commissions, education, business and more. She believes in the power and importance of telling local stories and resides with her husband, two daughters and Bernedoodle in a small town.

DEQ to host Mountain View permit hearing Monday

A public hearing regarding a local nursing home’s wastewater treatment plant permit will be held Monday. Madison County residents have voiced concerns about the Aroda-based...

Barboursville Vineyards sold

An internationally known, award-winning local winery has a new owner. Earlier this month, third-generation winemaker Luca Paschina announced the sale of Barboursville Vineyards to a...

Local meeting planned

A slew of motions were approved during Tuesday’s Orange County Board of Supervisors’ meeting, all in response to the Joshua Falls-Yeat Transmission Line Project. The...

A packed house

More than 500 Orange County residents attended a two-hour open house meeting Monday to voice their concerns regarding a proposed project that would place...

MCSO receives grant for needed equipment

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office will be purchasing a mobile command center thanks to a federal grant. In January, 7th District Congressman Eugene Vindman announced...

Gordonsville, RSA make positive progress

A new, more positive path forward has seemingly been reached in the tensions between the Gordonsville Town Council and the Rapidan Service Authority (RSA). In...

Hearing delayed two weeks

A public hearing regarding a local nursing home’s wastewater treatment plant permit has been rescheduled. Madison County residents have voiced concerns about the Aroda-based Mountain...

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