Nelson County pair make trip to DC for Inauguration Day

Local students, too, got a chance to watch Barack Obama on Tuesday when he was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States

For some people, it was the idea of a “patchwork heritage” that made a tingling sensation rise inside them — a literally uplifting feeling — Tuesday during President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech.

Mary Tsakis said she couldn’t describe the feelings welling up inside her as she watched President Barack Obama take the oath of office.

A contingent of 40 people from the Shenandoah Valley witnessed history Tuesday when Barack Obama become the country’s 44th and first black president.

Live the moment again: President Obama’s Inaugural Speech

Mary Tsakis said she couldn’t describe the feelings welling up inside her as she watched President Barack Obama take the oath of office.

History ends as it is made today, when Barack Obama is to be sworn in as the nation’s 44th president.

Nothing — not 1,000 miles — would prevent sisters Laura Grilley and Brenda Green, of Tallahassee, Fla., from attending the inaugural events for President-elect Barack Obama.

Organizers at Mary Baldwin College are hoping for a “dynamic feel” to events planned for Tuesday’s swearing-in and inaugural parade.

She’s already met Barack Obama.

Perspectives of the historic inauguration of Barack Obama

Religious rumbles have ensnared President-elect Barack Obama since controversial remarks made in the pulpit by his former pastor of 20 years, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, became headline news during the presidential campaign.

The bus is leaving — at 4 a.m., if not earlier.

A contingent of Shenandoah Valley Democrats plans to travel to Barack Obama’s inauguration in Washington, D.C.,  Jan. 20 whether they obtain tickets for the swearing-in ceremony or not.