March 06, 2010

Buckingham historic site demolished to ire of some
Buckingham historic site demolished to ire of some

Upsetting some in the community, a landowner has demolished a historic Buckingham County building, saying it would have cost too much to repair the structure.


September 01, 2009

IRS seeks pay from Buckingham official

Chambers, 62, has a long history of indebtedness to government agencies and businesses.


August 24, 2009

Scottsville man, 51, drowns in Buckingham

David Dimmie, 51, was fishing on the pond on Friday night


July 05, 2009

Buckingham man fatally shoots self in front of authorities

A Buckingham County man shot himself to death in front of several Fluvanna County Sheriff’s Deputies on Saturday night.


May 17, 2009

Supervisor may escape paying back taxes

Over the years patience has proven a virtue for Buckingham County Supervisor Joe N. Chambers Jr.


May 05, 2009

Police: Shooting sprang from debt

The victim was taken to the University of Virginia Medical Center with a non-life-threatening injury.


April 26, 2009

Chambers’ board seat safe for now

Longtime Buckingham County Supervisor Joe N. Chambers Jr. doesn’t face another election for two years. Yet his seat could be in jeopardy if he is convicted of felony timber theft.


April 15, 2009

Buckingham supervisor indicted on charge of illegally harvesting timber
Buckingham supervisor indicted on charge of illegally harvesting timber

A longtime Buckingham County supervisor with a history of legal and tax problems now faces a criminal charge.


February 12, 2009

Sheriff: Buckingham woman stabbed herself, filed false report

He declined to provide the woman’s name. She has not yet been charged.


February 11, 2009

Buckingham attack ruled a hoax

Woman staged home invasion, police say


January 29, 2009

Bridge inspections set for next week

Weather permitting, the Virginia Department of Transportation has planned three days of inspections.


January 10, 2009

Bridge inspections will cause delays

Bridges in two area counties will be inspected in the next two weeks.


January 09, 2009

Fluvanna woman strikes it rich

A Palmyra woman has won more than $800,000 in a Virginia Lottery scratch-off game and plans to use the money to fund her grandchildren’s education, according to lottery officials.


June 27, 2008

Supervisor’s DUI case postponed for 3rd time

Supervisor Joe N. Chambers may have his day in court in August.


May 20, 2008

Va. regulators set hearing for Dominion plant

Virginia residents will have an opportunity in September to comment on a proposed Dominion Virginia Power facility in Buckingham County.


May 03, 2008

Buckingham narrows field in superintendent search

Buckingham school officials have narrowed their search for a new superintendent to six candidates.


April 22, 2008

Badly burned forestry official expected to survive injuries

A Virginia Department of Forestry official who suffered extensive burns while fighting a massive brush fire in Buckingham County is expected to survive.


April 21, 2008

“A wall of fire engulfed him.”

“It was quick. He tried to get out of the dozer as quickly as he could, but it happened faster than you could bat an eye,” said Greg Winston, the department’s regional forester.

Forestry employee still in critical after blaze

A Virginia Department of Forestry employee remained in intensive care Sunday after suffering upper-body burns while fighting a brush fire a day earlier in Buckingham County.


April 19, 2008

3 injured fighting 600-acre wildfire

A Virginia Department of Forestry employee was in intensive care Saturday night at the University of Virginia Medical Center after suffering upper-body burns while fighting a large brush fire in Buckingham County.


April 16, 2008

Another Buckingham official charged

BUCKINGHAM — Another Buckingham County elected official has found himself embroiled in controversy — and, this time, facing a misdemeanor charge.


April 12, 2008

Buckingham supervisor charged with DUI

A member of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors has been charged with driving under the influence.


April 11, 2008

Buckingham Supervisor charged with DUI
Buckingham Supervisor charged with DUI

A member of the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors has been charged with driving under the influence.


February 23, 2008

BACK TAXES

Supervisor Joe N. Chambers Jr. currently owes the county four years’ worth of unpaid real estate taxes and a year of delinquent personal property taxes, according to records obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.

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