Month: March 2013

Culpeper police are seeking the public’s help identifying two men suspected of shoplifting electronic equipment in separate incidents from the Wal-Mart Supercenter about two weeks ago. At about 6:15 p.m., on Thursday, March 14, a […]

It was almost like stepping back in time Sunday at Culpeper’s Brandywine Park. At the Bull Run Hunt Point-to-Point, six well-filled races comprised a busy race card, but there wasn’t a set of silks to […]

The concept of political correctness has always rubbed me wrong. It is rooted in the belief that you should not say or write anything that might upset another person. Apparently people have gotten it into […]

“We’re not perfect…no we’re not…we’re not perfect…but I hope you like us that way,” sang my two-year-old daughter as she spun around to a song by children’s singer Laurie Berkner. She was singing this cute […]

A wise observer once commented that crafting legislation was “similar to sausage making” ― throw in an item here, others there, cobble the disparate inputs together and enact them into law. To finance curing Virginia’s […]

Call it the “grand reveal.” Monday morning about 25 members of the media and friends of the State Theatre learned about some of the programs on tap as the renovated facility opens its first season […]

Note: This is the first article in a four-part series leading up to the celebration of Remembrance Days in Culpeper April 20-21. Today: Remembering Culpeper’s part in the War for Independence and the War Between […]

On the last day of winter last week, Steve Corbin opened the bay doors at the Culpeper County Volunteer Fire Department station on West Davis Street. As Fire Chief Kenny Mills eased the shiny new […]

They’ve done it again. It’s a partnership that keeps on giving. On Friday, Culpeper Renaissance, Inc. and the Town of Culpeper were presented with a Virginia Main Street Milestone Achievement Award recognizing the organization’s 25th […]

(Editor’s note: Throughout the local high school sports season, Culpeper Times will again recognize an “Athlete of the Week” from one of the sports on a rotating basis. This week we feature girls tennis. At […]

Federal agents arrested a Reva man in connection with a months-long campaign of alleged harassment against a Marshall-area woman, including the posting of bogus Craigslist ads seeking sex. In an affidavit filed in United States […]

Culpeper Community Calendar The Culpeper Community Calendar lists events sponsored by non-profit groups. All area codes are 540 unless otherwise noted. Please include contact information. E-mail Ray Finefrock at rfinefrock@timespapers.com Thursday, March 28 • St. […]

CULPEPER — Route 522 (Zachary Taylor Highway) is closed near its intersection with Route 20 (Constitution Highway) in Orange County due to a tractor-trailer accident. The truck, which was hauling plants, is overturned and is […]

CULPEPER — Crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation are on duty to respond to the wintry mix forecast to affect Central Virginia today and into Monday. While the amount and type of precipitation may […]

RICHMOND, Va. – Dominion Virginia Power is prepared to respond to a heavy snowfall forecasted to move through western and northwestern Virginia beginning Sunday afternoon. Additional crews are being sent to the areas expected to […]

On Monday, the Town of Culpeper issued a statement about the termination of former town manager, Kimberly Alexander. It’s short and reads as follows: Numerous individuals have expressed concerns as to why the Town Council […]

St. Patrick’s Day always stirs up more thoughts about family origins than it celebrates the saint who brought Christianity to pagans. It’s become uniquely American. It is over-the-top and chocked full of stereotypes. The blood […]

The shipment of convicts to America from Britain had been a source of controversy since 1617. Over the years, the colonies tried to limit the importation of convicts, but the practice was too profitable for […]

Money – or a shortage of it – and moving – or the possibility of it – are two matters on the minds of those who chart the future direction of the Museum of Culpeper […]

In 1863 the forces of the Confederate States of America were heavily engaged in a war they would not win. Three battles were fought that year in Culpeper County. The museum of Culpeper History is […]