Daily News Record

4 days ago | dnronline.com | Russ Bynum

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The mayor of a small city in Georgia and two former election officials have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts last November to halt a local election after one of the mayor's allies was disqualified from a city council race. Camilla Mayor Kelvin Owens was being held at the Mitchell County jail Friday, two days after a grand jury indicted him on a felony charge of election interference and a misdemeanor count of conspiring to commit election fraud.

5 days ago | dnronline.com | Ashley Miller

MOUNT JACKSON — Inspired by the traditional beauty of early American pottery, Emily Rarity creates pieces that bring warmth into daily rituals, such as drinking a Sunday cup of coffee or baking a loaf of grandma’s sourdough bread. “As an artist, I would say my style is functional, approachable and inviting,” said Rarity, owner of Potomac Clay, her home-based pottery studio in Mount Jackson. “I’ve definitely developed more into surface design since I left college.

6 days ago | dnronline.com | John Breeden

ELKTON — From the moment the season began, Travis Knight could tell how much each one of his players wanted to be there. Throughout his first season as the Knights head coach, Knight has seen several highs and lows, including crushing losses and thrilling victories in extra innings. With their season on the line on Friday night in Elkton, the Knights found themselves in another extra-inning battle, this time against Valley District opponent East Rockingham.

6 days ago | dnronline.com | Anya Sczerzenie

At the Rockingham County School Board's next meeting in June, they will be looking at ways to implement Gov. Glenn Youngkin's Executive Order 48 — which aims to combat antisemitism in Virginia schools — according to board members. Although the executive order was not on the discussion agenda for the last meeting, two school board members, Hollie Cave and Matt Cross, brought the idea up during the board members' comment period at the end of Thursday night's meeting at Broadway High School.

6 days ago | dnronline.com | John Breeden

With a five-run lead after three frames, fifth-seeded Broadway appeared to be rolling to a decisive victory in the opening round of the Region 3C tournament on Thursday. But in the blink of an eye, a few costly errors in the top of the fourth inning had No. 12 Alleghany back in the contest as it drove four runs across to make it a one-run ballgame. Then, both teams’ bats went cold until the bottom of the seventh when the Cougars got two base runners on off a one-out walk and a single.