Caressa Cameron prior to winning the Miss Virginia title. (Photo by Jessica Robertson)
Former Miss Hanover wins Miss America title By GREG GLASSNER
Lee-Davis grad Mraz wins Grammies On a weekend when most Hanover County residents were shoveling snow, a former Miss Hanover won the Miss America Pageant and a Lee-Davis High School graduate took two Grammy Awards. Miss Virginia, Caressa Cameron, was named Miss America Saturday night in Las Vegas. A student at VCU and a graduate of Fredericksburg's Massaponax High School, Cameron, 22, was Miss Hanover 2008. Persistence was a key to becoming Miss America. Besides Miss Hanover, she was Miss Springfield and Miss Chesterfield during a four-year quest to become Miss Virginia. The local pageants qualify winners for the....
Lee-Davis grad Mraz wins Grammies On a weekend when most Hanover County residents were shoveling snow, a former Miss Hanover won the Miss America Pageant and a Lee-Davis High School graduate took two Grammy Awards. Miss Virginia,...
A day long snowstorm Saturday blanketed Ashland and Hanover County with about 14 inches of fluffy powder. Although picturesque, the season's second major snow closed churches, schools and businesses, triggered a spate of traffic accidents and stranded unwary motorists who ventured...
Mills Godwin sweeps PH as offensive woes take their toll Patrick Henry lost girls' and boys' basketball games at Mills Godwin last Friday and both losses were ugly. The girls lost a one-sided contest, 84-42, to the Eagles while the boys came...
The H1N1 influenza virus is not a catch you want to make. That's why the Hanover County Health Department partnered with Bass Pro Shops to provide free H1N1 influenza vaccinations to the public Dec. 30. "Virginia has enough vaccine to make it possible to now offer H1N1 vaccinations...
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) has received funding for its Leaking Underground Storage Tank program, and at least five Hanover County homes will benefit.
The Hanover County Planning Commission held its first public hearing on the proposed East Ashland development last week. Following nearly 90 minutes of discussion, the Commission voted to defer action until its next meeting. The entire East Ashland project spans both County...
The Hanover County School Board has adopted a budget of $198,235,940 for the 2010-11 school year, and the Junior ROTC programs at Atlee and Lee-Davis high schools appear to have been spared from reduction. But the budget is not yet a done deal, and it could face further...
When a woman carries a child for nine months it is the most amazing thing in the world. You are now responsible for a life that you have created. The loss of a child is the loss of innocence, the death of the most vulnerable and dependent. Rachel and Roger Reynolds, who...
The Ashland Police Department's auxiliary officers enjoy police work so much that they do it for free. The auxiliary officer program got its start in Ashland in the 1980s. Currently, the APD has four such officers who volunteer their time to serve the Department and the community. They...
It all started with Chicago's Cows on Parade, in which local artists decorated large fiberglass cows that lined downtown streets. Soon other locales responded with cows and other animals. Cincinnati used pigs, Toronto moose, and Minneapolis 101 Snoopy beagles in honor...
Hanover Treasurer Scott Miller updated the Board of Supervisors Jan. 27 on the status of the County's DMV Select service. May 2008, the Hanover Treasurer's and Commissioner of the Revenue's offices partnered to allow residents to conduct certain DMV transactions at the local...
The oft-deferred proposal for the East Ashland development was deferred again last week, this time by request of the applicant at the behest of Town Council. Another public hearing on the proposal will be held March 2. In late November, the Ashland Planning Commission ran...
Top salaries listed for county, town, school staff Between the County, Town, and school system, 64 public employees in Hanover earn annual salaries above $100,000. The Herald-Progress requested lists of employees earning over $75,000 from...
Randolph-Macon College has rescheduled its men’s basketball game with Lynchburg for the second time. It has now been moved from Friday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. to Monday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m., in Crenshaw Gym.
Molly Ariail only played 16 minutes Tuesday night, but it was enough for the Randolph-Macon College senior to score 21 points and grab 11 rebounds in leading the Yellow Jackets to an 83-64 win over ODAC foe Randolph. Sophomore Taylor Wieczorek added 13 points as R-MC...
The Atlee girls' basketball team hasn't been on the short end of many scores in recent years, but this year with only seven players dressing, they have absorbed more losses than wins. Thursday night, the Raiders had just three players score, but they all scored in double figures....
Men's/Boy's Basketball Lynchburg at R-MC, 3 p.m. Hermitage at Patrick Henry, 7:30 p.m. Hanover at Highland Springs,, 7:30 p.m. Lee-Davis at Atlee, 7:30...
A day long snowstorm Saturday blanketed Ashland and Hanover County with about 14 inches of fluffy powder.
Mills Godwin sweeps PH as offensive woes take their toll
The H1N1 influenza virus is not a catch you want to make. That's why the Hanover County Health Department partnered with Bass Pro Shops to provide free H1N1 influenza vaccinations to the public Dec. 30. 
When a woman carries a child for nine months it is the most amazing thing in the world. You are now responsible for a life that you have created. The loss of a child is the loss of innocence, the death of the most vulnerable and dependent.
The Ashland Police Department's auxiliary officers enjoy police work so much that they do it for free.
Molly Ariail only played 16 minutes Tuesday night, but it was enough for the Randolph-Macon College senior to score 21 points and grab 11 rebounds in leading the Yellow Jackets to an 83-64 win over ODAC foe Randolph.
The Atlee girls' basketball team hasn't been on the short end of many scores in recent years, but this year with only seven players dressing, they have absorbed more losses than wins.
