Local 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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National Entertainment

Events

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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  • Author to lead equine events for State Fair, Meadow

    Posted on April 24, 2013 at 2:30 pm

    The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation has appointed Leeanne Meadows Ladin as the new director of equine events and Secretariat programs at The Meadow Event Park and the State Fair of Virginia. Ladin is the award-winning co-author of the best-selling book “Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend.” She also wrote “Riva Ridge – Penny’s First Champion” and “The State Fair of Virginia – More Than A Midway.” Leeanne

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  • Farm Bureau acquires equine show for Meadow

    Posted on April 17, 2013 at 4:06 pm

    Virginia Farm Bureau Federation announced today it has purchased the Virginia Equine Extravaganza, a major horse industry exposition for the Mid-Atlantic region. The new permanent location for the three-day equestrian trade show will be The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County, the birthplace of Secretariat. The dates for this year’s show are November 1-3. The event has been held in the past both at The Meadow Event Park as well

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