A local postal delivery vehicle lost its brakes and crashed in August, 2009. This photo was taken of the vehicle shortly after VA State Police left the scene.
At 3:30am a spectacular car accident severed power to Free Union for 8 hours. The single car wreck resulted in the driver going to the hospital with some serious but not life threatening injuries.
Cordella "Della" McAllister Maupin, 82, of Free Union died Wednesday, June 6, 2007, in a local hospital. Born in Albemarle County on November 4, 1924, she was the youngest of 14 children born to the late Richard Harrison and Lillie Austin Garrison McAllister. "Della" was an active member of Free [...]
It happens once a year....and we all shed our inhibitions and join in. You won't see this kind of quality in dumps like New York and L.A Thanks to Mark Worthington for the photos.
We are trying to get DSL to Free Union. There were over 50 signatures on the Post Office Petition. Thank you for your interest in Sprint FastConnect¡ DSL, Sprint's high-speed Internet connection. We received your petition listing the local interest in DSL. All of the petitioners' phone numbers [...]
A large gust front moved thru Free Union June 6th, 2002. It brought down the large Red Maple in town. Half of Free Union Road was blocked until VDOT came by and cleared the brush from the road.
Maupin Brothers Store in Free Union is located at the site of several older stores, two of which burned. One of the famous murders of the county occured in an early store. The country store acts as a clearing house fro news in the area, as well as a post office, trading center and social center. [...]
