Local pair among trooper graduates
FROM STAFF REPORTSTwo Virginia State Police troopers from Stafford and Spotsylvania counties are among 62 recent graduates of the Virginia State Police Academy in Richmond....
Summer enriching time for Spotsylvania youths
Summer enrichment classes offer Spotsylvania students a chance for hands-on learning.
Teens to run Connors' Spotsy re-election campaign
Chancellor Supervisor Hap Connors announces he will seek re-election to the Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors.
Spotsylvania back to square one
The Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors designates five areas for urban-style development. Hearing on plan set for Aug. 9.
Line cuts force a halt to Route 3 project
Spotsylvania County orders work to stop on State Route 3 widening project after additional telecommunication and utility lines are cut.
Fake items lead to arrests
Spotsylvania County deputies arrest four on charges of running a counterfeit jewelry, electronics ring.
Participation dips with sports fees
First year of sports fees for Spotsylvania student-athletes shows small drop in participation.
Deputies answer 911 call from suspects
A 911 call that was apparently made accidentally led to the arrests of three Spotsylvania County teenagers accused of damaging at least $50,000 worth of school property early yesterday.Sheriff's Lt. Col. Michael Timm said deputies went to the Spotsylvania Career and Technical Center at 2:43 a.m. in response to a 911 hang-up from a cellphone....
The name's the same, but the store's all new
ANNALISA Rowe and Sean Fair are breathing new life into an old Lake Anna store that's partly a social hub and partly a spot to pick up staples and sunscreen.The couple renovated and reopened the 601 Variety Store at 6261 Lawyers Road in Spotsylvania County just in time for the July 4 weekend. It had been vacant for about a year before they bought it....
CLARIFICATION
Henderson Construction now has a deadline of July 24, 2012, to complete the State Route 3 widening project. The company is under contract with Spotsylvania County, but any contract changes must be approved by the Virginia Department of Transportation. These points were unclear in a story yesterday.It is the policy of The Free Lance-Star to correct factual errors in a timely fashion. We welcome your calls at 540/374-5400....
CORRECTION
An April 18, 2010, slaying in Spotsylvania County occurred on Elwyn Court in the Villages of Salem Station. The wrong subdivision was named in a story in yesterday's paper....
Culpeper man pleads not guilty in concealing a...
Both Chad Jamarle Galimore, of Culpeper, and Spotsylvania resident Alvin Conroy Fauntleroy Jr., 20, who also pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday, face a felony charge of concealing a dead body.
Company fined for cable cuts
Contractors face hefty fines for cable lines cut along State Route 3 in Spotsylvania.
PARKS CALENDAR
To register or for more information, contact the Spotsylvania Parks and Recreation Department at 540/507-7529 or spotsylvania.va.us/parksandrec. The Marshall Center is at 8800 Courthouse Road. CLASSES...
Meese recalls years working with Reagan
Ronald Reagan "was always optimistic and cheerful," former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III told several dozen worshipers at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Spotsylvania County yesterday.That was just one of the qualities that made Reagan a great leader, he said....
Holiday events begin with courthouse celebration
The group of Colonial-era re-enactors, dressed in period regalia, danced with methodical movements in front of Spotsylvania Courthouse.Curious spectators gathered, kids giggling and parents snapping pictures....
Cost of Spotsy schools' booklet almost $3,000
Spotsylvania school division releases cost of printing accomplishments booklet.
Will ex-GM site be split?
Spotsylvania supervisors explore the idea of splitting land, instead of choosing between preservation and jobs
Spotsy rejects state UDAs
The Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors hopes the current land-use plan will meet state's requirements for urban development areas in growing counties.
Day camp brings Civil War to life for area...
From weaponry to quilt squares, area youths learn about life in the Civil War at Spotsylvania day camp.
Courtland principal leaving Virginia
Steven Fitch, who has served as principal of three Spotsylvania County high schools, has been hired by a South Carolina school system.Fitch leaves at the end of this school year to become principal of Conway High School in Conway, S.C., which is 15 miles from Myrtle Beach....
Spotsylvania Crime Solvers
Spotsylvania Crime Solvers is seeking information on these crimes:Three men entered the 7-Eleven at 11119 Gordon Road at around midnight on April 11. The first, described as 6 feet, 195 pounds, wearing a black hooded coat, black mask, black jeans, black shoes, white gloves and white socks, brandished a handgun and took the clerk behind the counter to obtain cash and cigarettes. The other two men took cases of beer from the cooler area. One of those man walked to the front of the counter...
VRE moves ahead with Spotsy plan
VRE pumps in more funding for Spotsylvania third track and Fredericksburg train station, and decides to put out bids for parking at Leeland and Brooke lots
City buys new facility for FRED bus service
Fredericksburg buys four-acre property in Spotsylvania Industrial Park's Bowman Center section for a new FRED maintenance facility
Berkeley students to play today
Berkeley Elementary in rural Spotsylvania County celebrates its new playground equipment

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