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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Travel

Repaving begins on I-95 in region

Posted on May 9, 2012 at 2:56 pm

The state Department of Transportation began this week to repave sections of Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg region, work that is scheduled to continue through December. Counties affected include Caroline, Stafford, Spotsylvania, and the city of Fredericksburg. Lane closures generally are scheduled overnight – after the evening rush hour has concluded and before the morning rush hour has begun. In Caroline County, the following areas will be repaved: • I-95

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  • Historic markers to be unveiled in PR

    Posted on April 19, 2012 at 11:57 am

    PORT ROYAL – A Port Royal historical group will unveil four historic markers in the town on Saturday. Historic Port Royal received a grant last year from the Daughters of the American Revolution that provided matching funds to purchase the markers. The locations and themes of the markers were chosen to reflect the DAR’s grant program. The four markers honor Dorothy Roy, Fox Tavern, Port Royal Harbor, and the Native

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  • Rotary to honor Milford man

    Posted on April 4, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    Rotary International will honor a Milford man with a humanitarian award. George F. Atwell, a member of the Rotary Club of Caroline County, will be presented the organization’s International Service Award For A Polio Free World later this year. No more than 10 individual Rotarians in the world earn the award annually. Atwell, who serves as a committee chairman in the local Rotary club, has traveled to three countries in

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Education

School lunches headed up 10 cents

Posted on April 24, 2013 at 2:32 pm

MILFORD – A school lunch could cost an extra 10 cents next fall, bringing it to $2.45 a plate in middle and high schools and $2.20 in elementary schools. The Caroline County School Board unanimously gave preliminary approval to breakfast and lunch price increases at its April 15 meeting. The panel will take a final vote on the price increases at its regular May 13 meeting. “I’m sorry it has

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  • School Board moves to study uniforms

    Posted on April 17, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    MILFORD – The Caroline County School Board is moving ahead to study whether to require students to wear uniforms. The board voted unanimously to create a committee to study the issue during its regular meeting Monday evening this week. The panel, to be headed by Superintendent Greg Killough, will be comprised of two parents, two teachers, a principal from each of the school division’s six schools, the director of special

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  • Programs at 3 schools recognized

    Posted on April 4, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    Three Caroline County schools are being showcased in a directory by the Virginia School Boards Association for unique student activities. The schools are Bowling Green Primary School, Caroline Middle School, and Lewis and Clark Elementary School. They made it into the 17th annual VSBA Showcases for Success directory, which highlights successful K-12 programs in Virginia’s public schools. Bowling Green Primary School is currently under construction to convert to a K-5

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Religion

‘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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  • ‘Plunge’ raises money to help needy

    Posted on February 4, 2013 at 3:18 pm

    As some fisherman look on, people brave the frigid water of Lake Land'Or for the annual 'Polar Bear Plunge.'

    RUTHER GLEN – A group of 70 people braved chilly weather and the icy water of Lake Land’Or to raise money for a good cause. The annual Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by Wright’s Chapel United Methodist Church, raised $17,546 on Saturday of last week. The funds will be used by participating churches to help pay for heating bills of people who need assistance as well as stocking church food pantries

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  • ‘…give each other grace…’

    Posted on December 20, 2012 at 1:53 pm

    (Editor’s Note: Christian White, a third grade teacher at Lewis and Clark Elementary School, wrote the following message, which was distributed by principal Howard Pellegreen to the school staff. White gave permission for its publication.) Last Friday afternoon, the day of the terrible tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, I stayed late at school trying to finish up some things for this week. Preparing to leave, I looked up from my desk

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Health

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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  • Germanna sees center at YMCA

    Posted on April 3, 2013 at 3:51 pm

    Caroline Family YMCA is beginning to take shop next to Ladysmith Village.

    MILFORD – Germanna Community College administrators told county officials they hope to have a “full blown 40-acre campus in Caroline County” someday. And they wanted to get started now, they told the Board of Supervisors at the panel’s regular March 26 meeting. College officials want to partner with the new Caroline Family YMCA to add a two-classroom center to the new building, which is under construction adjacent to Ladysmith Village.

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  • Memorial run planned April 27

    Posted on February 15, 2013 at 11:32 am

    BOWLING GREEN – The town of Bowling Green is making plans for its 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

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