For May 12-16

Praising Region Ten’s partnership with schools

the Internet: what to do with the ‘bad apples’?

Runners head to RES to help raise more than $1,500 for playground

Educator Kyle Pursel replaces Dupell, who retired back in March

During Spring Break (March 23-31) four William Monroe Middle School students and one William Monroe High School student, accompanied by parents and grandparents enjoyed a nine day trip to Paris, France.

Greene’s Board of Supervisors took a major step toward updating the County’s 20-year-old emergency communications system

Fed up with traffic in and around Greene?

County Board expected to adopt budget on May 13

Lowe will finish out Jerry Bortner’s term, which ends in 2010

for the week of May 5-9

Third through fifth grade honors

‘Senior Prom’ was a ‘memorable evening’

Irvin Jones of Greene wrongfully received an estimated $97,000 in Social Security disability payments

Sentencing for the former Greene County deputy is set for June 4

Board authorizes $39 million process to address major issue

PVCC president reports 18 percent spike amoung Greene County students. 

Two local students will represent Greene at Democratic Conventions

Plans are underway for the William Monroe High School 2008 All Night Long After Prom Party. As in past years, the event will be held at Nathanael Greene Elementary School Saturday, May 10, 11:30 p.m. and ending at 5 a.m. on Sunday, May 11.

Our immune system is amazing! It is constantly building up protection from outside “invaders” with antibodies that seek out and destroy unwelcome viruses or bacteria. Immunizations work by “tricking” our immune system or rather giving our immune system a mini workout

Half the sixth grade students from WMMS went on an exciting field trip to the Rapidan River to see how healthy the stream is. Some of their favorite parts were getting wet, catching and identifying bugs, and the visual assessment. The students tested the pH level, which was about 5.5. That means the river is in a good condition.

The Town contained “stores galore, with four soda fountains and ice cream by the ton,” Bickers wrote. “We have the Red Cross and Ladies Aid Society, a large Sunday School where all go except a few moss backs and roughnecks,” Bickers wrote. “We have a High School, parent-teachers society and a community league that meets on the hill. And we have good town officers … Ours is a model town.”
It was in Bickers’ “model town” that Martha Jeraldine Morris Tata grew up over the course of the next two decades

Stanardsville’s Gary Lowe will be keeping his seat as County party chair.
“This will be starting my sixth and seventh year representing the Committee,” said Lowe, who explained that he was the only candidate for the seat because he was the only candidate who pre-filed.

The need for textbooks was also mentioned - though at the Board’s budget workshop held earlier this month, Allen called attention to the fact that those textbooks had not been purchased.
Perhaps as a result, the Board of Supervisors upped its allocation to the District following the public hearing. The Board upped its allocation to the District again prior to passing the budget at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

1,400 tickets sold on sunny Saturday.

Carpenter ants

For week of April 21-25

NGES, Ruckersville, and WMMS all awarded first place finishes

Reader expresses concern over duputy case

It’s time for the yearly ritual of spring cleaning.  In a month featuring Earth Day, how do you clean (and inevitably discard) in a green manner?