The dream is still alive

WINCHESTER -- When Evan Humbert's name was called Monday during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance at Lord Fairfax Community College, his wife and mother walked to the stage.

Shenandoah University community: There's still work to be done

WINCHESTER -- Carmen and Ray Crawford sat in the front row of the Goodson Chapel on Monday afternoon, surround by about fifty Shenandoah University students, professors, faculty and other community members. They can be found there every year at this time.

Historic house rezoning delayed

FRONT ROYAL -- The Warren County Planning Commission has again delayed action on a rezoning proposal from town and county officials seeking to preserve land containing remains of the historic Robert McKay Jr. house and make the rest of the property eligible for commercial development.

Done and dusted

FRONT ROYAL -- The tranquil water of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River flowed gently Friday in the area where the Riverton Dam stood for more than a century.

County's Civil War brochure nearly finished

WOODSTOCK -- Known efforts that took place to care for the Civil War's wounded are coming to life in a new brochure that is about ready to go to print.

Owners: Guidelines could have saved historic house

WOODSTOCK -- The president of a firm that recently had a home on Woodstock's Main Street demolished says that historic district guidelines could have helped save the structure.

Historic documents to be digitized

NEW MARKET -- A Civil War spin-off of the "Antiques Roadshow" is coming to the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park on Friday.

Forum to discuss historic land

FRONT ROYAL -- A public hearing will be held next month on a rezoning proposal from town and Warren County officials that seeks to preserve land containing remains of the historic Robert McKay Jr. house and free up the rest of the property for future commercial development.

History on the move

WINCHESTER -- A traveling Library of Congress exhibit features some famous firsts -- from the 1507 map that first names America to sketches for Spider-Man's debut.

Ready for battle

MIDDLETOWN -- Battle cries and cannon fire rang out across Cedar Creek Battlefield on Saturday afternoon, with some very young soldiers leading the charge.

'Gateway to Knowledge' comes to Winchester

WINCHESTER -- The Library of Congress' newest exhibit kicks off a road trip Monday, and its first stop is in Winchester.

Plane ride one of SVBF prizes

NEW MARKET -- The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation has announced some of the prizes to be awarded Oct. 2 at a silent auction during its 10th anniversary celebration.

Millbank House rehab progressing

WINCHESTER -- A proposal to save a historic home and former Civil War hospital in Frederick County continues to progress a year after a group stepped in to save the landmark.

SVBF to host 10-year event

NEW MARKET -- The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation has saved up enough to throw itself a party.

Graduation day: Veterans receive honorary diplomas

WOODSTOCK -- Facing the ultimate multiple-choice question more than 50 years ago, Alvin Irwin chose his country over the completion of his educational journey.

19th-century goodies, music on menu to honor patriarch

NEW MARKET -- The small crowd spent most of the day playing old tunes on the lawn of an historic home that once shielded an entire family from intense combat during the Civil War

Battlefield awaits word on tourism certification

NEW MARKET -- Hurry up and wait, New Market Battlefield State Historical Park. Sandra Hicks, the operations manager for Virginia's welcome centers, visited the park Tuesday on behalf of the Virginia Tourism Corp. as part of the process to determine if the site should be certified as a visitors center.