Orange County clarifies its summer child care program remains open, with low enrollment prompting consolidation from OES and LES to Locust Grove and Gordon-Barbour.
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Orange County Parks & Recreation earned a VACo Achievement Award for its 2025 Elementary School Flag Football Tournament, hosted with the high school football team.
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North Main Street eastbound lanes will close for a waterline replacement project starting May 18, with one lane open each way and motorists advised to expect delays.
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Westbound lanes on Route 40/Franklin Street near the Tractor Supply development will close May 14, with traffic shifted eastbound between CVS and Schewels Home Store.
- Orange County
Orange County warns residents about email scams impersonating county staff, urges verification of charges, and provides tips and contacts to avoid fraud.
- Madison County
Building Safety Month is an international May campaign promoting modern building codes and awareness of safe, sustainable structures, including the 2026 theme “Built to Last.”
- Orange County
Orange County’s Corks and Caps program earned two VADMO Virgo Awards, highlighting the county’s craft beverage industry and seasonal passport-style trail.
Orange County’s Corks and Caps program earned two VADMO Virgo Awards, highlighting the county’s craft beverage industry and seasonal passport-style trail.
Greene County Office of Emergency Services offers bottled water at 9845 Spotswood Trail for residents under a boil water advisory from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 21–22.
Greene County Emergency Services has opened a bottled water site at 9845 Spotswood Trail in Stanardsville for boil advisory residents, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 21–22.
Sidewalk and curb work near Sheetz on School Board Road will close one lane April 20 for 3–4 days, with a detour and paving scheduled for April 27.
Madison County has prohibited open-air fires effective April 14, 2026, due to drought and wildfire risk, authorizing emergency management to reduce fire danger.
Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District reports a rabid skunk in Orange County and urges residents to vaccinate pets, avoid wildlife and report possible exposures.
RRHD reports a rabid skunk near Zachary Taylor Hwy and Terrys Run Rd in Orange, Va., and urges residents to vaccinate pets and avoid contact with wildlife.
- Orange County
Orange County Public Library received two VPLDA awards for its Revolutionary Self-Expression Program for adults and its innovative curated Book Box service.
- Madison County
Madison County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting April 16, 2026, at 7:45 a.m. before a school tour starting around 8:00 a.m. in Madison, Virginia.
- Madison County
Madison County will hold an April 14, 2026, public hearing on proposed fiscal 2027 administrative fees; details are on file with the county administrator.
- Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount’s Community Park dog park is closed starting March 31 for installation of doggie ramps and tunnels, with plans to reopen by Friday, April 3.
- Rocky Mount
The Rocky Mount Police Department and Rocky Mount/Franklin County YMCA invite families to an Easter Egg Hunt on Friday, April 3, at 6 p.m. in a community event.
- Rocky Mount
Franklin County advises drivers of the Great Mother March April 4–6, outlining daily routes and urging extra caution around increased pedestrian activity.
- Campbell County
Campbell County Social Services will host a Child Abuse Prevention Month event April 24, 2026 in Rustburg, offering education, resources, games and family activities.
- Greene County
Greene County Solid Waste Transfer Center will accept up to 12 off-rim car and truck tires per household for free on March 28, 2026, for residents with ID.
- Greene County
Virginia Tourism Corporation has approved the new Virginia Piedmont tourism region, aligning 11 localities with GO Virginia Region 9, effective January 1, 2027.
- Appomattox County
Learn how Appomattox County develops its annual operating budget, review recent fiscal year budgets and reports, and see the county’s current Moody’s credit rating.
- Henrico County
Henrico County’s $1.4 billion FY 2026-27 budget boosts school and public safety funding, keeps tax rates flat and advances key capital and water projects.
- Henrico County
Henrico supervisors marked Women’s History Month, issued proclamations, advanced the budget, approved Varina land acquisition and set a utilities rate hearing.