Hot Springs & Monterey, VA

Pictorial       The Cool Springs fireunit assists the U.S. Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy in the Mare Run controlled burn on Warm Springs Mountain - the first here on TNC's Preserve property, and a necessary step in helping control wildfires.This year saw record numbers of devastating fires across the... More ... Dissolve the town charter       Every two years, this unique exercise in democracy plays out in Monterey, the smallest incorporated town in Virginia. Voters go to the polls to elect a mayor and council, but findno names listed, no candidates proclaimed willing to govern this town of 250 residents. More ... New title to reflectchanges On the Divide By Jessica Rogers       We've been six months out of Egypt, and the time has come and gone for a new name for this column, as we're no longer experiencing Life in Egypt. Dad came up with the idea for the new name back at Thanksgiving, but my attention span being what it is now, it's taken me this long to adopt it. More ...