Culpeper Star-Exponent news

12/16/2025

The VMFA will be returning 41 ancient polychrome terracotta reliefs to Turkey.

12/16/2025

Nearly five dozen organizations, including Hero's Bridge, recently received grants through the Su***de Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services Program.

12/16/2025

Local Republican leader receives 7th District Chairman's Award, prepares to shift focus to state senator's second bid to U.S. Congress, in 2026, against Warner.

12/16/2025

Read through the obituaries published today in Culpeper Star-Exponent.

12/16/2025

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.

12/16/2025

Rob Reiner's son, Nick Reiner, was in custody Monday for what investigators believe was the fatal stabbing of the director-actor and his wife at their Los Angeles home, authorities said.

12/16/2025

Today’s most-clicked post: Sheriff’s Office's Jason Deal will start in the new role effective Jan. 15, is current division commander overseeing the 911 dispatch center.

Sheriff’s Office's Jason Deal will start in the new role effective Jan. 15, is current division commander overseeing the 911 dispatch center.

12/16/2025

The CFP format probably requires fine-tuning after seeing Tulane and James Madison clog the first round.

12/16/2025

The NFL lost two of its best players to serious injuries in a span of a few hours on Sunday, ruining a day filled with exciting comebacks and fascinating stories.

12/16/2025

The Jordan Peele-produced football thriller “Him” and the iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

12/15/2025

55 AND OLDER RESORT STYLE COMMUNITY

We met today with Jason King, general manager for Shea Homes in Virginia, in the local sales office, for an update on Three Oaks, a 268-home age restricted community, Culpeper’s first, now under construction just past the railroad bridge on Nalles Mill Road.

A few dozen houses are already reserved with initial move ins slated this spring. A big draw of Shea’s “Trilogy” brand is the large clubhouse, shown in the video, that combines social gathering spaces (restaurant and bar) with a fitness side. Homes are starting around $500k with a $400 monthly HOA fee for the amenities and private road maintenance.

Read more about Three Oaks in an upcoming edition and always at starexponent.com

12/15/2025

LET'S HAVE SOME FUN, WE KNOW YOU HAVE ONE

**Show off your best ugly holiday sweater**

Got an ugly holiday sweater that deserves its moment?

The Culpeper Star-Exponent wants to see it — the glitter, the googly eyes, the questionable design choices.

Submit a photo of your festive fashion fail (or triumph) here and you might be featured this season.

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