For years I-64 over Afton Mountain has been a foggy gap through the mountains in bad weather as well as icy, snowy, windy, and every other w...
Governor Bob McDonnell: 9/11 a day of remembrance, patriotism, and prayer
On the 12th anniversary of the terrorism attacks that came to America on September 11, 2001, Virginia's Governor Bob McDonnell called on...
Rockingham County on a rainy afternoon
Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell August 18, 2013
Historic Downtown Staunton, Virginia
Staunton, Virginia In the heart of the Shenandoah Valley as seen from Sears Hill Observation Deck. Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell August 17, 2013...
Photo: Bill and Jean Ann Bolling on Staunton's Sears Hill bridge
Lunch Saturday with Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling , Jean Ann Bolling , and Dr. Kurt Michael at Depot Grille on a beautiful day in hist...
Flurry of excitement as Governor visits Redskins training camp in Richmond
Governor Bob McDonnell at Friday's last day of Redskins Training Camp . Redskins Coach Mike Shanahan and the Governor as owner Dan Snyde...
Governor McDonnell tends injured Times-Dispatch reporter
Governor Bob McDonnell with injured Times-Dispatch reporter Rex Springston. Photo by Mark Gormus with the Richmond Times-Dispatch When Rich...
New superintendent named for Blue Ridge Parkway
Mark Woods, 53, has been named the new superintendent of the Blue Ridge Parkway, according to Thursday's Roanoke Times . A long-time vet...
Senator-elect John Cosgrove wins 14th Senate District special election
John Cosgrove , the Republican delegate who served for 10 years in the Virginia House of Delegates, won Tuesday's special 14th Senate Di...
Fodor's: '4 U.S. road trips to take before you die' includes one close to home
Only four destination roads are listed in the group of "4 U.S. road trips to take before you die" from Fodor's, the travel pe...
It's evening in the Valley ... thoughts while sitting on the deck
I love the quiet of the hours before dark. I'm sitting on the deck in the cool of the evening, a slight rustle through the leaves, with ...
Charlottesville: Fry's Spring Station restaurant
In a renovated 70-year-old service station on the corner of Charlottesville's Jefferson Park Avenue and Maury Avenue, Fry's Spring S...
Richmond is #7: 'Hot U.S. cities that offer both jobs and culture are mostly Southern and modest sized'
Looking from Rocketts Landing along the James River to the skyline of Richmond. Another day, another poll ... but Richmond has really turne...
Quinnipiac: 61% of Virginians want Governor to stay in office
The just-released Quinnipiac University poll shows the overwhelming majority of Virginians are not clamoring for the Governor to resign, w...
Calm down and take a breath
From radio host John Fredericks : Gov. McDonnell gifts: Get over it. Governor Bob McDonnell broke no laws and didn't do anything we can ...
Downtown Staunton decked out for the 4th
Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell July 3, 2013
Governor Bob McDonnell: 'I wish all Virginians a happy and safe Fourth of July'
From Governor Bob McDonnell in observance of Independence Day: It was a Virginian, Richard Henry Lee, who 237 years ago brought forth a re...
Frontier Culture Museum wedding
Saturday not only saw the Wine & Jazz Festival at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton but also a wedding that was directed by a clos...
Saturday morning on the porch....
Wow, what a gorgeous morning in the Shenandoah Valley ... a sweater morning! The sky is blue, the sun is out, temps are in the 60s, low humi...
Virginia's mowing blitz to spiff up for Independence Day
Photo from NBC-29. Virginia is spiffing up the roadways for the upcoming 4th of July holiday as the Virginia Department of Transportation go...