Culpeper electric upgrades to increase reliability

Fri., May. 24 - The Town of Culpeper’s Light and Power Department has embarked on several projects designed to increase reliability of the electric service provided to its 4,800 residential and commercial customers.

Culpeper transformer replacement to cause two June power outages

Fri., May. 24 - When Dominion Virginia Power, the town Light and Power’s electricity provider, begins replacing several worn out transformers, town electric customers will experience short power outages on successive Sunday mornings in June.

Mayor Coleman talks about the town

Thu., May. 23 - It's budget season in Culpeper and the document being prepared by the town council will guide spending for fiscal year 2014 beginning July 1.

Culpeper Town Council considers fee hikes, pay raises

Thu., May. 23 - With the increase of the town meals tax by a penny approved, the Culpeper Town Council turned to other budget matters at a special meeting May 16.

Arundel buys remaining shares of company

Thu., May. 23 - The former English and history double-major who never thought he'd be involved in newspapers has purchased the remaining family shares of Times Community Media, a Northern Virginia-based firm that operates four daily news websites, their weekly print editions and two business magazines, making him the strong-majority owner of the company.

Athlete of the Week: Justin Gardiner

Thu., May. 23 - To say Justin Gardiner has had a good baseball season is like saying Tiger Woods is a decent golfer – both are vivid examples of understatement.

After School Arts Program offers students a chance to create

Thu., May. 23 - Art has many forms and even more advantages for young minds. Students learn the benefits of communication, exploration, imagination, along with cultural and historical understanding through the arts, according to those who teach it.

Stable tour offers insider view of area horse farms

Thu., May. 23 - There's license to be nosy this weekend during the annual Hunt Country Stable Tour. Visitors get carte blanche to plumb the depths of 10 of the region's most historic horse farms, visit the backstretch of the local training track and tour Middleburg's renowned sporting library, museum and agricultural research center.

Town of Culpeper taking applications for 2013 Citizens Academy

Thu., May. 23 - The Town of Culpeper has begun taking applications for its second annual Citizen’s Academy slated to begin in July, lasting seven weeks.