Students return to friends, books, dreaded homework

WOODSTOCK -- With one word, summer officially ends -- "homework." Shenandoah County Public Schools became the last Northern Shenandoah Valley school division to open its doors to pupils Tuesday. Attendance numbers will not be available until this morning.

Police seek interdiction against 'drunks'

WINCHESTER -- City authorities want the "town drunks" to dry up. A judge could help prosecutors do just that.

R-MA cadet spends internship at Shenandoah National Park

FRONT ROYAL -- Randolph-Macon Academy cadet Sean Knick found an outdoor training classroom almost in his own backyard while interning at the Shenandoah National Park this summer.

Creek competition

Andrew Kent, 16, left, and Brandon Gilmore, 15, fish along Stony Creek west of Edinburg on a recent summer afternoon. Rich Cooley/Daily

Photo: Slip and glide

Olivia Marshall, 11, of Mt. Jackson, hits a water slide outside her home along Old Valley Pike on a hot summer afternoon. Rich Cooley/Daily...

Officials say Millbank House needs to go

WINCHESTER -- An old home near a wastewater treatment plant in Frederick County needs to go, officials said Monday.

Dance of the butterflies

A pair of tiger swallowtail butterflies sit at the river's edge near Front Royal.

Hay-tossing contest closes out Frederick fair

STEPHENSON -- According to Kenny Gentry, getting a hay bale to go the distance comes down to one thing.

Event lineup at fair expected to spur attendance

FRONT ROYAL -- With a slew of attractions, such as livestock, demolition derbies and a wrestling show on the docket, organizers of the 52nd annual Warren County Fair are confident the event will continue to draw thousands of people despite the recession.

Hard Times: Area businesses have hope in hard times

STRASBURG -- The golden arches at the town's scenic northern gateway are a little harder to spot these days, tucked away in a gas station-convenience store just off the busy interstate.