Anna Maria Mendez Ritchie is taking the plunge, big time, going back to school. "I put this on my credit card, so now I just have to figure out how to pay that," said Mendez Ritchie, 56, of Criders.

The small town of Criders may soon be without a post office. It's on a new list from the postal service of locations they will look into possibly closing to save money.

Hunched over maps and clustered around tables at the Augusta County Government Center, stuffing notes into a comment box, chatting with U.S. Forest Service staff, Valley residents brainstormed ideas about the George Washington National Forest on Monday night.

High waters and flooded streets kept some Rockingham County students at school late Tuesday.