Page News and Courier

Both candidates for sheriff had a similar strategy on what to do during Tuesday's election — they just started at different ends of the county. In the early morning hours Republican candidate for sheriff John Thomas was in Shenandoah, meeting and greeting voters going into the VFW post to vote. His Democratic opponent, Pete Montele Full Story »

It was a long day of campaigning for both the candidates and voters of Page County. When the polls opened at 6 a.m., polling stations had groups waiting. With unofficial results in on Tuesday night, the Page County Board of Supervisors will see three new members take office in January. The Republican party saw a sweep of all thre Full Story »

While school absences seem to have leveled off, students are still waiting to receive H1N1 vaccinations, which local health officials are now saying will be administered later than expected. According to attendance reports from Oct. 26 to Oct. 30, about 7 percent of the 3,647 students currently enrolled at Page County Public Schools were Full Story »

The four men charged after an Easter Sunday cockfighting raid pled guilty to felony animal fighting in Page County Circuit Court. Vincent E. Shifflett, 56, of 2075 Fleeburg Rd., Shenandoah; Anthony S. Good, 42, of 6704 Dovel Rd., Elkton; Shannon W. Shifflett, 38, of 4276 Furnace Lane, Elkton; and Derek L. Wright, 22, of 336 Grindstone La Full Story »

LURAY, Nov. 3 —The long and bitter battle for Virginia's 15th District came to a relatively swift end Tuesday evening, with incumbent Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) re-elected for a third consecutive term to the House of Delegates. With unofficial returns from all 32 of the district's precincts reported by the Virginia State Board of E Full Story »