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
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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Posted on May 15, 2013 at 4:35 pm
MILFORD – More than 100 law enforcement and fire-rescue personnel crowded an auditorium Tuesday night and insisted that Caroline County officials replace the county’s outdated radio system. Led by Caroline Sheriff Tony Lippa, some of the workers crowded in front of the stage, where members of the Board of Supervisors, were seated and asked the board to sign a contract with Motorola for a new $6.5 million radio system. The
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Posted on May 15, 2013 at 1:04 pm
(updates throughout) A funeral service will be held Sunday for Caroline County General District Court Judge Frank L. Benser Jr. Benser, who lived in Bowling Green and also presided over General District Court in King George, died Wednesday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 67. Sunday’s funeral will be held at 2 p.m. at Bowling Green Baptist Church, 225 N. Main St. in Bowling Green. A reception
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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