News Stories Tagged "Fauquier County"

Local Farms Break New Ground

Bringing in Tourists, Finding a Niche Are Key

Sunday, July 26, 2009

In her black Land Rover, with AYRSHIR on the license plate, Sandy Lerner recently shuttled between her Home Farm Store in Middleburg and Hunter's Head Tavern in neighboring Upperville. Both are outlets for the fresh fruits, vegetables and meats produced at her 800-acre organic farm in Fauquier County. Read story »

Restoration Of River In Fauquier Stirs Hope

Groups Say Effort May Inspire Similar Projects

Saturday, June 13, 2009

When Dennis Liberson bought 119 acres in Delaplane in Fauquier County three years ago, he thought the segment of Bolling Brook that ran through the property looked nice. He didn't know that he would be spending a lot of his time and money transforming the creek into something new. Read story and 2 comments »

Virginia's Vanishing Breed

Once Famed for Great Horses, the State Is Losing Large Thoroughbred Farms

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

In 1973, when Secretariat, a stallion born and raised in Caroline County, Va., won the Triple Crown, the state was a regular contender in the nation's highest-profile races. Read story and 1 comment »

Wakefield School Brings Enthusiasm and Grace to 'Arsenic and Old Lace'

Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008

What happens when an alcoholic surgeon, two crazy spinsters, 24 bodies and poisoned elderberry wine cross paths? "Arsenic and Old Lace." Read story »

Preserving the Past

Group Recognizes Loudoun Area's Contribution to Black History

Friday, Feb. 1, 2008

About halfway down Waterford's quaint Second Street lies an empty one-room schoolhouse. On a chilly winter day, like yesterday, the toasty room offers some refuge from the cold. In 1868, that luxury didn't exist. Read story »

Park View Gets Revenge Over Fauquier

Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008

The scene was all too familiar for Park View as the team huddled around coach Jeff Schneider at the end of Saturday's non-district game against Fauquier. Read story »

History and Tradition Are in Store in Somerville

Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008

For three generations and 100 years, the Grove family has run the corner store in the tiny Fauquier County community of Somerville. It’s an anniversary for the record books. No other existing business in the Virginia Piedmont has been operated by the same family at the same location for that long. Read story »

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