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Donna Blanton exits the Caroline County Circuit Court during her first trial.
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Wife gets life for killing trooper husband
Toni Stinson
It was an emotional day for members of Donna Blanton’s family as they gathered in Caroline Circuit Court for Blanton’s sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Blanton was convicted in March for the 2003 murder of her state trooper husband Taylor V. Blanton. Blanton was sentenced to life in prison and assessed a $100,000 fine.
A brief delay in the short proceeding came when Caroline Circuit Judge Horace A. Revercomb III announced that he had received a letter from a relative of Blanton. The letter, still unopened, had been sent to Caroline County Victim’s Advocate Cindy Gatewood with another envelope inside addressed to the judge. Blanton’s....
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Caroline shows its patriotic colors at July 4 celebrations
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7/9/2008 11:58:58 AM
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Long before the crowds poured in to watch the fireworks at Caroline High School, the pyrotechnic crew known as the "Sena Nitelighters" was at work.
At 9:00 a.m. on the morning of July 4th, 23 Sena Foundation volunteers got instructions from their director, Bill Schaefer,...
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New Dawn library receives $10,000, kicks off fund-raising
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7/2/2008 12:46:23 PM
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With a $10,000 check, The Friends of Caroline Library set the new Dawn Library's fundraising-wheels rolling ahead.
The library is planned to open in October of 2009.
The Dawn Library Advisory Committee, chaired by Ann Long with 20 members...
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Two men charged with 2007 murder
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6/11/2008 9:57:17 AM
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After more than a yearlong investigation by the Caroline County sheriff’s office, two men, Lashawn M. Monroe, 23 and Deon Alexander Terrell, 19 have been charged with the murder of Miguel Vasquez, 23.
Vasquez was found on May 7, 2007 on...
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LOCAL NEWS
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Collins Collection arrives at Bowling Green Library
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8/27/2008 12:26:36 PM
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At last!
The renowned Herbert Collins Virginiana Collection of historical Caroline books, genealogies and records has finally roosted. Right here in Caroline!
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors Floyd Thomas called The Caroline Progress on Tuesday saying the majority...
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Wife gets life for killing trooper husband
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8/27/2008 12:22:55 PM
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It was an emotional day for members of Donna Blanton’s family as they gathered in Caroline Circuit Court for Blanton’s sentencing hearing on Tuesday. Blanton was convicted in March for the 2003 murder of her state trooper husband Taylor V. Blanton. Blanton was sentenced...
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Portlock receives national Peterson Award
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8/20/2008 1:14:13 PM
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The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History has given its Blanche Hornbeck Award to Chesapeake Bay Foundation Senior Educator Bill Portlock of Bowling Green.
The award, one of only three given nationally by the Jamestown, New York - based institute for outstanding...
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Missing man's body found
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8/20/2008 1:12:08 PM
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The search for Richard Robertson, 71, ended on Friday, August 17 when his body was discovered behind the Bowling Green water treatment plant. Robertson had been missing from the Bowling Green Healthcare Center since August 3.
Multiple...
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National Night Out draws large crowd in Caroline
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8/13/2008 2:05:21 PM
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Everyone got to be a "Junior Deputy" at the National Night Out held at Caroline Park last Tuesday. That was part of the fun, though the purpose – though friendly – was a serious one.
It was a time for Caroline's young people and families to get together with deputies, state...
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State Fair releases option at Race Complex
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8/13/2008 2:03:24 PM
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A year from this September, plan on attending the 2009 State Fair of Virginia right here in Caroline.
State Fair of Virginia President Curry Roberts said Tuesday that the Fair has relinquished its contract at Richmond Raceway for 2009. Meanwhile construction at Meadow Event...
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Police seek leads in '04 hit and run killing
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8/6/2008 1:48:44 PM
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It's now been four years since Janet Anderson left her home about 9:40 p.m. in the Caroline Manor Apartments and began crossing Broaddus Avenue to the Food Lion in Bowling Green. She didn't reach the other side.
Hit by a vehicle, Anderson lay in the road. The driver stopped,...
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Elderly man missing from local homecare center
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8/6/2008 1:46:14 PM
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An elderly dementia patient has been missing from the Bowling Green Healthcare center since this past Sunday afternoon, after he apparently walked away from the facility unnoticed.
According to Sheriff Tony Lippa, Caroline County Sheriff's Office was notified at 6:36 p.m....
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Fatal fishing trip, two local men drown
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7/30/2008 12:06:32 PM
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Two Caroline families grew worried when Oscar Jones, Jr. and Gill Norman did not return from their fishing day trip to Westmoreland County on Saturday, July 26 and contacted the authorities. Search efforts began on Sunday and continued until dark. Police resumed the search again...
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County Fair serves up five days of fun for all ages
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7/30/2008 12:03:16 PM
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By the time you read this, you may still be resting up from knocking yourself out having fun at the July 23-27 Caroline County Agricultural Fair. There was plenty of wandering around and gawking to do, and under the hot July sun you may have gotten dazed, dizzy and well-primed...
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International gardening society stops in Caroline
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7/23/2008 10:54:07 AM
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The rumbling tour bus rolled into Caroline last Thursday afternoon. On it were 45 members of the International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society. Many were American, from Pennsylvania to Texas. Others were from Canada. Another from Ireland. And two were from Korea.
They...
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County voids 'illegal' Sparta subdivision
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7/23/2008 10:52:12 AM
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Caroline County Board of Supervisors struck down what they deemed an illegal subdivision of two land parcels at their July 8 regular meeting. The parcels are presently zoned rural preservation and owned by brothers Bob and Chris Farmer.
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Buying produce locally is good for your health, budget and fun
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7/16/2008 11:47:32 AM
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With the cost of food rising daily and concerns about bacterial contamination frequently in the news, consumers are looking for healthful ways to meet their dietary needs and still stay within their budgets.
Caroline, like many rural counties...
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Man arrested for hit and run in Ruther Glen
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7/16/2008 11:44:51 AM
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An ongoing investigation by the Virginia State Police resulted in charges being brought against a Ruther Glen man for a hit-and-run incident that caused two men to be hospitalized with serious injuries on June 20.
The suspect, Sylvester...
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Shumansville Spirit
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7/2/2008 12:43:38 PM
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Drivers along Mattaponi Trail in eastern Caroline County are being treated to a vision of patriotism as they cruise by Kevin
and Linda Phillips' farm in Shumansville. The Phillips decided to paint their barn earlier this spring, surprising and delighting
motorists and neighbors...
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County approves $37.8 million budget for 2009
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6/25/2008 4:33:41 PM
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After what several county staff and supervisors described as the
most difficult budget planning session yet, Caroline County Board
of Supervisors approved the final draft of the 2008-2009 budget on
June 24.
The $35.7 million budget was finalized after county staff...
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VSE, Inc. donates $25,000 to Visitor's Center whale project
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6/25/2008 4:29:01 PM
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During the June 25 Board of Supervisors meeting, representatives from VSE, Inc. made a $25,000 donation to the county’s proposed project of an Ancient 20-eight foot gray whale fossil to be housed in the Caroline Visitor Center on Route 207 by late summer. The display...
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Jones's service honored, new superintendent named
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6/11/2008 9:59:18 AM
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Caroline School Board members, principals and teachers gathered Monday for a reception and dinner honoring Superintendent Stanley Jones who is retiring July 1.
During the school board meeting that followed, the new superintendent was named and confirmed by vote, with Frederick...
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AREA NEWS
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Police search county for missing man
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7/9/2008 12:01:35 PM
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Fredericksburg police turned to Caroline County last Thursday, July 3, in a search for a missing Fredericksburg man, Yong Hui Zhang, 24. Zhang went missing on July 3 after making a delivery from his family’s China Express restaurant to an abandoned building in Fredericksbug.
Police...
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Caroline teens stand out at 4-H Congress
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7/2/2008 12:29:30 PM
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Early in the morning of June 23, 23 Caroline teens piled onto a charter bus for a trip to the Virginia Tech campus for the 88th Annual 4-H State Congress. Corey Anderson, Sade Anderson, Noel Bryant, Tynisha Clark, Brittany Fortune, Tiffani Harris, Sade Jackson, Daisha Lewis,...
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SPORTS
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Azemar, Samuel lead Caroline to season-opening win against KW
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8/27/2008 1:24:51 PM
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With a handful of newcomers playing on both sides of the ball this year, there are plenty of questions as to how Caroline High School’s varsity football team will fare in it’s 2008 season.
However, on Friday night, it was...
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Tournamnet raies funds for Caroline man injured in motorcycle crash
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8/20/2008 11:53:42 AM
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Twenty-four-year-old J.D. Scott had the terrible misfortune of a serious motorcycle accident July 20 on Ladysmith Road that left him with severe injuries, but he and his family have had the great good fortune of scores of Caroline friends coming to their aid.
J.D. and his...
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Sparta youth represents Virginia at the AQHYA World Show in Oklahoma
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8/13/2008 1:40:51 PM
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Heat records were set the week of August 1-6 in Oklahoma City as Josh Stinson and his horse, BH Trust Fund, represented Virginia at the American Quarter Horse World Show.
Temperatures ranged from 108 to 113 degrees, but the competition in the show ring was even hotter!
Stinson,...
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Ready for football?
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8/6/2008 1:39:35 PM
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Caroline High School fall sports programs started practicing and holding tryouts this past week. The largest turnout was the varsity and J.V. football teams with more than 80 boys trying out for spots on both squads.
The Cavalier football team begins their season on August...
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Doggett finishes 7th in Dirt Late Model Sportsman
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7/23/2008 10:06:53 AM
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RUTHER GLEN, Va. – Team Full Throttle has a growing number of late model racers in its program, and while Virginia’s Taylor Doggett technically is a late model racer, he represents a different side of the division – dirt-track late models.
Doggett, 15, races...
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Caroline competes at Hershey State Meet
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7/2/2008 12:38:18 PM
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Caroline Parks & Recreation had five participants to advance to the State Hershey Track & Field Meet which was held at the University of Virginia track on Saturday,
June 28.
The following runners place 1st or 2nd in their event to qualify for this advancement:...
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Dickey becomes the new CHS athletic director
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6/25/2008 12:16:11 PM
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Dan Dickey, Caroline High School's new athletic director, remembers his own high school athletic days well.
Already he had learned to pitch from his Dad who played on the Army team and would later be a high school coach.
"He was a lefty and I was a righty. So when I watched...
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Charity Hill S.C.T.P. Team Wins Virginia State Title
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6/4/2008 9:40:08 AM
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RICHMOND- the Charity Hill “Claybusters” and “Clay Angels” earned the state title to represent Virginia at the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Nationals in Sparta, Illinois. The state competition was held this past weekend. The youth competed in skeet at Richmond Gun...
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Enjoying a sunny day that never quite broiled, Caroline golfers turned out in force at Pendleton Golf Course on Friday for the "Fourth Annual Invitational 2008 Golf Tournament to Support Caroline's Habitat for Humanity."
