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- Orange County
Learn about Orange County, Va. REVIVE! naloxone trainings, free AcuWellness sessions, and access to the Interactive Opioid Response Viewer for local resources.
- Greene County
Greene County Office of Emergency Services will host a free Basics SKYWARN Class Sept. 24, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stanardsville Volunteer Fire Company.
- Greene County
Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day, while essential county services remain on regular schedules.
- Greene County
Greene County Government Offices will close at 12 noon on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, for Labor Day holiday hours. Essential services will maintain regular schedules.
- Nelson County Public Schools
Nelson County Public Schools hosts its 2nd Annual Special Olympics Feet Meet on Sept. 9, 2026, bringing students together to celebrate inclusion, teamwork and fun.
- Spotsylvania County
Authorities identify 24-year-old firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel as the victim in an Aug. 13, 2026, Lake Anna drowning in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
- Madison County
Madison County warns residents that Verizon plans to discontinue copper landline service, raising 911, medical alert, and coverage concerns and inviting FCC comments.
Authorities identify 24-year-old firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel as the victim in an Aug. 13, 2026, Lake Anna drowning in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Madison County warns residents that Verizon plans to discontinue copper landline service, raising 911, medical alert, and coverage concerns and inviting FCC comments.
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Virginia Department of Health is temporarily waiving replacement well permit fees in the Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District due to ongoing drought conditions.
Parking at the Orange County Public Safety Building will remain available for the July 2, 2026 planning commission meeting during the Playin’ in the Park event.
Orange County government facilities, landfill, libraries, and animal shelter will observe Independence Day closures July 3–4, with normal operations resuming afterward.
Orange County clarifies its summer child care program remains open, with low enrollment prompting consolidation from OES and LES to Locust Grove and Gordon-Barbour.
Orange County Parks & Recreation earned a VACo Achievement Award for its 2025 Elementary School Flag Football Tournament, hosted with the high school football team.
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Orange County Board of Supervisors released two NDAs after a FOIA request, citing and then waiving a Virginia code exemption; no data center applications filed.
- Orange County
Orange County warns residents about email scams impersonating county staff, urges verification of charges, and provides tips and contacts to avoid fraud.
- Madison County
Building Safety Month is an international May campaign promoting modern building codes and awareness of safe, sustainable structures, including the 2026 theme “Built to Last.”
- Orange County
Orange County’s Corks and Caps program earned two VADMO Virgo Awards, highlighting the county’s craft beverage industry and seasonal passport-style trail.
- Greene County
Greene County Office of Emergency Services offers bottled water at 9845 Spotswood Trail for residents under a boil water advisory from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 21–22.
- Greene County
Greene County Emergency Services has opened a bottled water site at 9845 Spotswood Trail in Stanardsville for boil advisory residents, open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 21–22.
- Madison County
Madison County has prohibited open-air fires effective April 14, 2026, due to drought and wildfire risk, authorizing emergency management to reduce fire danger.
- Orange County
Rappahannock-Rapidan Health District reports a rabid skunk in Orange County and urges residents to vaccinate pets, avoid wildlife and report possible exposures.
- Orange County
RRHD reports a rabid skunk near Zachary Taylor Hwy and Terrys Run Rd in Orange, Va., and urges residents to vaccinate pets and avoid contact with wildlife.
- Orange County
Orange County Public Library received two VPLDA awards for its Revolutionary Self-Expression Program for adults and its innovative curated Book Box service.
- Madison County
Madison County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting April 16, 2026, at 7:45 a.m. before a school tour starting around 8:00 a.m. in Madison, Virginia.
- Madison County
Madison County will hold an April 14, 2026, public hearing on proposed fiscal 2027 administrative fees; details are on file with the county administrator.
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