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Frank Benser funeral

Benser remembered for serving community

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:31 am

BOWLING GREEN – Judge Frank L. Benser Jr. was recalled as a pillar of his adopted community, a man who was devoted to the town of Bowling Green as well as his family, still clothed in humility while wearing the robes of the judiciary. Benser was remembered at a funeral at a packed Bowling Green Baptist Church Sunday. A graveside service with military honors was scheduled at Mt. Nebo Cemetery

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Kings Dominion still looking to fill jobs

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 12:06 pm

DOSWELL – Kings Dominion is in the midst of a hiring blitz, expecting to add another 400 seasonal workers as it gets ready to open this week for the summer. The amusement park is seeking applicants to fill job openings throughout the park, including food and beverage, games, merchandise, rides, water park, admissions and security departments. Entry-level, as well as supervisory positions, are available to qualified applicants. Applicants must be

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  • Benser remembered for serving community

    Posted on May 20, 2013 at 11:31 am

    Frank Benser funeral

    BOWLING GREEN – Judge Frank L. Benser Jr. was recalled as a pillar of his adopted community, a man who was devoted to the town of Bowling Green as well as his family, still clothed in humility while wearing the robes of the judiciary. Benser was remembered at a funeral at a packed Bowling Green Baptist Church Sunday. A graveside service with military honors was scheduled at Mt. Nebo Cemetery

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  • State Fair will pay county taxes, says president

    Posted on May 17, 2013 at 3:58 pm

    DOSWELL – The State Fair of Virginia will continue to pay real estate taxes to Caroline County, the nonprofit organization’s president told members of the county’s business community Thursday night. “We are paying property taxes and will continue to do so,” Jeff Dillon told an annual gathering of business owners at a reception at The Meadow Event Park hosted by county officials. The previous corporation that owned and operated the

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Sports

Cavs win 3rd straight district track championship

Posted on May 16, 2013 at 10:53 am

CULPEPER – The Caroline High School boys track team earned their third straight Battlefield District championship in a row. The boys team garnered 135 points to beat out King George, which collected 112, in the Battlefield District Track Meet on Wednesday. Chancellor scored 71 points to round out the top three. The Caroline girls team finished fifth. The girls meet was captured by King George. For the boys, DaQuan Pollard

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  • Cavaliers looking to rebuild on good foundation

    Posted on March 14, 2013 at 12:36 pm

    MILFORD – The Caroline High School baseball team was scheduled to kick off the 2013 season this week, hosting King William on Friday. Coach Frank Dow, who shared Battlefield District coach of the year honors a year ago with two other coaches in the district, conceded at the end of the 2012 campaign that the Cavaliers would be in rebuilding mode for the following season. The Cavaliers will be bolstered,

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  • Four Lady Cavs get district accolades

    Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:47 am

    Four members of the Caroline High School girls basketball team received All-Battlefield District honors. Three members of the Lady Cavaliers were named to the all-district second team – freshman Hope Toliver, sophomore Jazmen Moore, and senior Shannon Mosby. Junior Bo Hayes received an honorable mention. Heading into last week’s Battlefield District Tournament consolation game, Toliver was the leading scorer for the team with 297 points and averaging 13.5 points per

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Lifestyles

Foundation targets Caroline for grants

Posted on May 8, 2013 at 12:00 pm

The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region will award grants to charitable organizations that strive to meet critical needs Caroline County. The foundation’s board of governors has singled out charitable organizations that serve Caroline County and its citizens as its priority to receive competitive grants through its community enrichment fund. By adding a matching opportunity for local donors to contribute at any level, the fund also allows residents of

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  • Planners take up rural resort, pigs

    Posted on May 8, 2013 at 11:52 am

    MILFORD – Concerns about future weddings at proposed rural resorts surfaced last week during a work session of the Caroline County Planning Commission. Commissioners also indicated that they feel pushed to hurry and put together proposed zoning ordinance amendments that would pave the way for the development of rural resorts. So they agreed to take the matter up again at their June 5 work session. Commissioners told county planner Angeline

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  • Festival of Feet walk-run Saturday

    Posted on April 24, 2013 at 2:34 pm

    BOWLING GREEN – The town of Bowling Green will host the sixth annual Festival of Feet Memorial Race April 27. The race memorializes former Virginia State Police Sgt. Mark Haygood, who died from brain cancer in 2008. Proceeds from the 5K-10K event benefit Caroline Relay for Life, which raises money for the American Cancer Society, as well as the Virginia State Police Association’s emergency relief fund and the town of

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Entertainment

‘CHiPs’ star to screen film at church

Posted on February 27, 2013 at 12:36 pm

SPARTA – Erik Estrada, who starred in six seasons of the TV show “CHiPs” in the 1970s and 80s, will speak Tuesday at Salem Baptist Church on behalf of his new movie, “Finding Faith.” The family friendly movie starts at 6:30 p.m., and the church is at 24032 Sparta Road. “Finding Faith” is a full-length narrative motion picture that tells the true story of how a family found faith in

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  • RG man, county fair honored by association

    Posted on January 9, 2013 at 3:55 pm

    The Caroline County Agricultural Fair won six state awards for communications, and fair manager Mack A. Wright Jr. was named Fair Person of the Year by the Virginia Association of Fairs. Seven members of the Caroline County Agricultural Fair Association attended the Virginia Association of Fairs Convention at The Homestead resort in Hot Springs Jan. 4-5 and took home the wards. The delegation included Mack and Debbie Wright, Herbert Tate,

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  • Christmas musical comedy kicks off Friday

    Posted on December 13, 2012 at 1:59 pm

    LADYSMITH – Get ready for a hilarious, grown-up comedy as Caroline Community Theatre presents the contemporary musical revue, “A Christmas Survival Guide.” The production will be performed at the group’s theater, located in the Caroline Diversified Learning Center on Ladysmith Road near Jefferson Davis Highway. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. This charming revue, conceived and written by James Hindman and Ray Roderick, pokes

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