Keven Walker News Today

A recent analysis suggests that reestablishing the Norfolk Southern rail line with an adjacent recreational trail could unlock significant tourism and economic benefits for the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Middletown is adding more acreage to its collection of conserved rural land in the form of a historic campground.

Middletown is adding more acreage to its collection of conserved rural land in the form of a historic campground.

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation (SVBF) will hold an open meeting Thursday night to provide updates to the public on its proposed purchase of the former Norfolk Southern rail corridor

A request to approve a conservation easement for a property in downtown New Market developed into a long line of questioning at the town council’s monthly meeting Tuesday.

A request to approve a conservation easement for a property in downtown New Market developed into a long line of questioning at the town council’s monthly meeting Tuesday.

Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail

Two groups in the Shenandoah Valley are at odds over what to do with an unused railway after the General Assembly pledged $35 million toward its conversion into a rail trail.

As talks on the future of the Shenandoah Rail Trail continue, a battlefield preservation group is working to bring the “rails and trails” alternative for the old Norfolk Southern line

A historic tract of battlefield land in the town of New Market will soon be protected from development.