Virginia town buying adjacent land to expand cemetery

Officials posed a hypothetical dilemma to neighbors: Would you rather have a cemetery next door or a housing development? Already, Riverside Cemetery is limted to Courtland residents, but buying another 8 acres would alleviate space concerns for now.

Green burials OK in Virginia county

Despite opposition from farmers and others, a county board of supervisors approved green burial after research showed no harmful impacts.

Va. cemetery flooded, filled with debris

Trash is only part of what's flooded a cemetery in Virginia, parts of which are under standing water.

Saving historic Va. cemeteries

Volunteers in Richmond, Va., are working to save two historic cemeteries that have been damaged by nature and neglect.

Old cemetery adjoins Virginia housing development

An old family cemetery in Virginia coexists beside a modern housing development.

Sheriff's swap: One "adult beverage" for a cemetery

The sheriff in Hopewell, Va., owns a historic cemetery in his town, which came into his possession at a local tavern.

Va. cemetery in disrepair

A Virginia TV station is investigating a cemetery in disrepair, with trash, old grills, even broken-down cars strewn on the grounds. The cemetery owner says he doesn't have the money to keep up the grounds.