Alert Top Story Wally Bunker HELPS Retirees act included in year-end federal budget CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT Dec 26, 2022 Dec 26, 2022 0 1 of 2 Rep. Spanberger with Wally Bunker back in the spring at the Culpeper Police Dept. CONTRIBUTED Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger speaks earlier this year in the House chamber beside a snapshot of her with Culpeper resident Wally Bunker. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CULPEPER STAR-EXPONENT The Wally Bunker HELPS Retirees Improvement Act has been included in the end-of-year federal government funding bill.kAm%96 3:A2CE:D2? 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Payne, Farrish, Brown win in supervisors' races Local GOP-backed candidates earn more votes over Susan Gugino, 40-year incumbent Brad Rosenberger and chairman David Durr in incumbent removal.
Culpeper region picks Earle-Sears as Spanberger makes history When former 7th District Congresswoman became the first female governor of Virginia Tuesday, a former Culpeper Police Chief was by her side.
Don't want illicit sex parlors in your town? Here's how one city kicked them all out. “If you can hit them with enough regulatory and civil actions, they close up because it’s too much hassle to keep operating.”
Town approves "minimum revenue agreement" with data center developer Contract with STACK Infrastructure, developing next to National Cemetery and McDevitt Dr., guarantees town $1.5 million per data center, even …
