Leesburg artist creates mural to benefit Loudoun's homeless children

The Manassas VRE station and Brawner Farm served as filming locations for the Civil War-themed history show.

NOVA dedicates Parrish Hall

More positive economic news in the town of Culpeper

Three roads in the planned Stafford County Civil War Park will be paved this summer. The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday allocated $48,000 to the Friends of Stafford Civil War Sites for the materials needed for the road work....

Culpeper eases rules on parking lots Those who shop and work in downtown Culpeper will be worrying less about getting parking tickets in the future....

DALE CITY--Though ridership figures were down slightly in April, the Virginia Railway Express is planning for future expansion. Overall, the number of commuters taking the trains is up over last year and passenger cars are overcrowded during peak runs....

MORE DETAILS are emerging on the parts of our area included in Verizon Wireless' rollout of 4G LTE network service. And what we've learned so far seems to be good news. The official "launch" came Thursday, but the service has been active in parts of the area since March. We'd like to hear from you both in online comments on this column on Fredericksburg.com and my Tech Toys blog and in email to mikez@freelance star.com. Let me know about:...

Work to close parts of city, Stafford roads Work will close sections of two roads next week, one in Stafford and the other in Fredericksburg....

IF YOU DRIVE through the countryside today or tomorrow, you'll probably find that there is the sweet aroma of new-mown hay in the air. There will probably be more hay on the ground this weekend than at any other time this summer....