The one thing you can't say about Nelson Whitt is he gives up easily. Whitt just retired the first of September after 16 years with the Virginia Supreme Court as a Magistrate at the Pamunkey Regional Jail in Hanover County. Prior to that, he spent 31 years with the Richmond...

Walter Brett has had several careers during his lifetime.
He was a trooper with the Virginia State Police for 14 years back in the 1960s.
Then he worked for Ashland Lumber Company for 31 years. After that business shut down, Brett worked for Haley-Durrett Hardware &...

The Ashland Police Department is seeking assistance from the community in reference to a breaking and entering and assault incident, which occurred in an apartment complex off of Cottage Green Drive Monday morning.
 At approximately 6:25 a.m., Ashland Police Officers...

Dr. Jack Haar returned to his western Hanover County home Aug. 9 after spending 61 days riding a bicycle from  Oregon to  Virginia.
Haar averaged 70 miles per day, completed 3,911 miles, and spent 56 days actually on his bike. He had different riding companions...

The recent dry weather pattern has caused low water levels in the James River. In response to these low water levels, Hanover County and other localities in the metro Richmond area - Chesterfield, Goochland and Henrico counties and the City of Richmond - has announced the implementation...

One point that can't be argued is that the residents of Ashland love their trees. One tree that has been special to the town for a hundred years is a willow oak affectionately called the "Tricycle Tree."
Unfortunately it has seen better days and needs to be removed.
The...

The Richmond Metro Workcamp brings youths together to spend a week each summer repairing homes.
Now in its 16th year, the faith-based, nondenominational organization has been operating out of Shady Grove United Methodist Church in Mechanicsville.
The nonprofit group...

Ashland Town Council held its organizational meeting July 1. New Council members were sworn in, and the mayor and vice mayor for the next two years were chosen.
Terri Winston-Abri and Edward "Ned" Henson III began their first term, and Dr. George Spagna was sworn in for...

The Hanover County Sheriff's Office offers some peace of mind for caregivers of children or seniors with certain cognitive disabilities.
This peace of mind comes in the form of Project Lifesaver, a program that utilizes tracking technology to locate people who have wandered.
Project...

The Hanover Health Department and Parks and Recreation Department have been working together this summer to help residents stay safe in the sun.
Virginia contains 35 public health districts. Charles City, Hanover, Goochland, and New Kent counties comprise the Chickahominy...

The Ashland Planning Commission met earlier this month. The majority of the meeting was the continuation of the Comprehensive Plan Update including a draft scope and schedule from Renaissance Planning Group and a draft review economic and demographic analysis from Urban Partners....

After a seven-hour trial and four and a half hours of deliberation by a jury, 29-year-old Timothy Hargett of Henrico County was found guilty of rape. Hargett was accused by 25-year-old Megan Toomey of Mechanicsville of two counts of rape, two counts of sodomy and abduction....

It's the Fourth of July weekend and, besides cookouts, people are thinking about politics and history.
The date not only marks the birth of our nation but also the deaths of two of our most prolific founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
Both the Hanover...

Tedd Povar of The Virginia Institute of Government, part of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia, and Mohamed Coulibaly of The Institute for Global Training (IGT), brought a delegation from the African country of Mali to Ashland to see small...

The Civil War Courier has announced that U.S. Vice President Richard B. Cheney will be the guest of honor at the 145th Battle of Chickamauga opening ceremony Sept. 19. The vice president's office confirmed he will be attending.
The re-enactment will be held about 30 miles...

Growing up as the son of a well-known newspaper cartoonist was an unusual experience, although he didn't really appreciate his father's talent until later, said Mechanicsville resident Michael Reardon.
His father, Francis Xavier "Foxo" Reardon started cartooning in the 1920s...

Shane Adcock was killed in action in 2006
The Hanover Board of Supervisors voted 7-0 to adopt a resolution to petition the Commonwealth Transportation Board to name a bridge in memory of Capt. Shane T. Adcock, an Atlee High School and Longwood...

In response to low water levels in the James River caused by the drought, the Hanover County Department of Public Utilities is notifying customers that the previously implemented voluntary water conservation measures has become mandatory.
"It is important for all of us to...

With the 100-degree weather we have been having lately, Christmas is the last thing on most people's minds.This could be good or bad, especially if you wish to experience the annual Santa Train sponsored each year by Ashland's Train Town Toy and Hobby store.
Tickets went...