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Floodwaters damaged the Rabbit Ridge Road bridge over the Ararat River. This photo was taken from the North Carolina side...

By Tom Perry Editor’s note: As Patrick County begins another round of cleanup following this weekend’s flooding, longtime local historian...

Disaster Relief Food Ministry Inc., its volunteers and local officials celebrated the opening of its new Patrick County office with...

Photo Courtesy of VDOT The U.S. 58 Lovers Leap project in Patrick County reached a key milestone with the completion...

By Rebecca Adcock, Director of the Patrick County Chamber of Commerce Summer continues to be a busy season for the...

Hershey is a chocolate lab mix, neutered male approximately 3-year-old. A sweet, chunky male! Please save a life! Adopt! All dogs...

Henry David Thoreau asked, “It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we...

Buck Stowe with two of his daughters. Photos courtesy of Jason Martin William Buck Stowe and Josephine “Josy” Bowles Stowe...

Great library memories were made in the month of July. In the beginning of July, the preschool Storytime had a...

By Tom Perry Born on May 11, 1770, in Augusta County, Virginia, Alexander Stuart was the son of Mary Moore...