Caroline deputies have arrested two Ruther Glen men in connection with a shooting at the Carmel Church Chevron station on Wednesday evening.
The Caroline Sheriff's Department and Virginia State Police were called to the scene after a 9-1-1 call around 6 p.m. for an argument that turned into gunfire, resulting in a 24-year-old woman being shot in the back.
According to Sheriff Tony Lippa, as Thomas Jeter, 28 and his girlfriend Ashley Hillary walked to the Chevron station parking lot, they became involved in an argument with three men, Joshua Williams, 18, Claudell Fells, 20, and Austin Morris, 18 who approached them in a burgundy Mercury Marquis....
Possible county borrowing on a range of potential Caroline projects was the topic of an announced, public Board of Supervisors work session Monday, Aug. 16.
Previous to the session at the Aug. 9 supervisors meeting, Supervisor...
Last Friday the library and halls of Caroline High were thronged with visitors for the annual Caroline Art Show and its dizzying, kaleidoscopic display of student art that was both vibrantly colorful and fantastic in youthful imagination.
In an ever-widening spiral of straw and interspersed plants, Caroline's Community Food Program Garden on Lakewood Road in Bowling Green began to take shape Saturday morning.
Radiation for prostate cancer had set him back a little last fall and winter, but Bray Young, who turns 83 on July 6, was back with the Bethel woodcutters last Saturday, splitting and stacking firewood to help folks stay warm these chilly spring mornings, and...
Like a 40-foot tall wave bearing down on Caroline's young people, next year's spending cut of more than $3 million is destined to wash over county schools and leave them wrecked.
The blast limit at the Explosives Ordinance Disposal School proposed for Fort A.P. Hill has been reduced from 50 pounds of TNT or C-4 to 25 pounds, announced Lt.Col. John Haefner at a public meeting Tuesday, February 2, at the Virginia National Guard Armory...
One hundred thirty two have signed up or expressed interest in signing up for Phase II of the Dawn Wastewater Program that, if funded, would bring sewage treatment to the areas of Frog Level and Bethel UMC, and to Courtney, Secretariat and Concord Roads.
Residents from Port Royal, northern Caroline and Essex Counties and King George County crowded into the Port Royal Town Hall on Tuesday to listen get answers to their questions about Fort A.P. Hill’s latest environmental assessment about the planned relocation of an Army Explosive Ordinance School...
Weather.com wanted to give Bowling Green a beautiful day for last Saturday's Harvest Festival, forecasting a week ahead the sun would shine and temperatures would run about 62.
A glory day for Caroline County, the Historic Jericho School was dedicated Saturday, Oct. 3, with speeches, stories, a maypole dance and a ribbon cutting by restoration committee members led by the Rev. L. Nolan Fox, all once students at the school.
Despite a countywide burn ban, flames shot into the air last week when thousands of marijuana plants were destroyed following a sweeping investigation. In what officials are calling the largest marijuana seizure in Virginia this...
Two of Caroline's sturdiest volunteers, Bill Green, 83, and Vic Matiak, 72, were hard at work grilling hamburgers and hot dogs for the National Night Out at the Community Services Building Tuesday evening, with sheriff's deputies, firefighters and rescue personnel...
In 70 days thousands of people will be flocking to Caroline County as the State Fair of Virginia kicks off for the second time at The Meadow Event Park.
Since the end of last yearÕs fair dozens of State Fair of Virginia (SFVA) and The...
A joint investigative effort between the Caroline County Sheriff's Office the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office and the Virginia State Police resulted in the seizure of an indoor marijuana growing operation being ran out of a residence in the Lake Caroline...
"I told you we could do it, and we got it done!" said Fair manager Mack Wright, Monday after the Caroline County Agricultural Fair wound down, the greatest Caroline's ever had, and with local singing sensation Lauren Rozell crowned the new Caroline Idol.
After stopping in Caroline County on Tuesday morning, a North Carolina couple was arrested on murder and child abuse charges in the death of a 2-year-old boy.
Last year, at the end of Lawrence Gaudenzi's trial for the 1995 murder of his wife Lisa, her adult daughter Leah Burdett tearfully begged Gaudenzi to tell her where he put her mother's body saying, "My...
After a multi-jurisdictional investigation, two men have been arrested for the attempted robbery of the Mr. Fuel Truck Stop on May 8, 2010 in Carnel Church.
An arrest has been made for the May 4 bank robbery in Hanover County that tied up traffic in the Carmel Church area the same day, as police scoured the area for the suspect. Preston Robert Walcker, 44, of Virginia Beach has been charged with robbing the Union First Market...
According to Virginia State Police spokesman Sgt. Thomas Molnar, just before 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a Caroline school bus driver pulling out of a private drive onto Rt. 606 Stonewall Jackson...
Caroline County has released its formal opposition to the Army's planned relocation of it Explosive Ordinance Detonation (EOD) School at Fort A.P. Hill in the form of a county resolution. The resolution, unanimously drafted by all of Caroline's county supervisors...
"The water comes out of our tap like mud." "Our wells are failing, and failing fast!" A half dozen Caroline Pines residents stood before the Board of Supervisors April 13 to ask for two miles of water line to supply their subdivision. Evelyn Lesh said the water was so bad,...
Caroline's great romance that changed United States history came alive in a 20-minute segment of "The Loving Story: A Long Walk Home" shown Thursday evening at Bowling Green Library.
Screened by documentary filmmakers Nancy Buirski and...
Two separate and unrelated motor vehicle crashes in Caroline County over the weekend left two young mothers dead and sent their passengers, all children, to the hospital with serious injuries.
A Caroline High School student and two family members allegedly assaulted two Caroline Sheriff's deputies and a school employee at the high school this morning, after refusing to leave school grounds.
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a contingency resolution opposing the proposed Explosive Ordinance Disposal School at Fort A.P. Hill at Tuesday's March 9 meeting. Proposed by Bowling Green District Supervisor Jeff Sili and seconded by Port Royal...
On Monday, Caroline High School Resource Officer Deputy R.J. Anderson arrested a convicted violent sex offender after he allegedly lured a minor female student from Caroline High School property during the school day. According to the Caroline Sheriff's Office, a CHS teacher noticed...
RICHMOND - Weighing in on the debate over federal health care reform, state lawmakers have passed legislation declaring that no one can force Virginians to buy health insurance. Both the House and Senate have passed Senate Bill 417, and last week it was sent to Gov....
As the county's public schools confront a $2.3 million to $2.9 million shortfall, and with the amount of county funding still unknown, projected cuts in the 2010-2011 budget are certain to negatively impact students, reported Superintendent Dr. Greg Killough.
Approximately 1,500 residents will get refunds as a result of one man's efforts to change Caroline County's ambulance billing procedures and the determined work of Fire and Rescue Chief David Layman to secure those changes with Diversified Ambulance Billing.
Twelve faces once familiar centuries ago in Caroline and on the streets of Port Royal will soon return to the historic colonial town, their portraits to gaze from the walls of the Council Chamber at Port Royal Town Hall.
After electing Reedy Church Supervisor Maxie Rozell the new Board Chairman and Mattaponi District Supervisor Floyd Thomas the new Board Vice Chairman, Caroline County supervisors voted to cut their own pay at their January 12 meeting. Madison District Supervisor Wayne...
As of this week, Caroline High School is officially without a head football coach. The Caroline School Board accepted Coach Ben Boyd's resignation from the senior coaching post on January 11. Boyd will remain on the teaching staff at Caroline High...
It's been 37 years since Caroline's most famous racehorse, the dashing Secretariat, won the Triple Crown in 1973, and the thoroughbred is still winning honors.
Delegate Chris Peace announced January 4 he has introduced...
A 16-year-old male Caroline High School student has been charged with two sexual charges and one charge of abduction of a 14-year-old female student. The alleged rape occurred on school property.
How much money, if any, of a "contingency fund" for the Lewis and Clark Elementary School construction project was spent without the approval of the Caroline County Board of Supervisors became an issue of concern at the Dec. 1 Board meeting.
How much money, if any, of a "contingency fund" for the Lewis and Clark Elementary School construction project was spent without the approval of the Caroline County Board of Supervisors became an issue of concern at the Dec. 1 Board meeting.
BOS Meeting - 24 Nov 09 by Gary Spina (535 words) In a move that would permit the operation of crematoriums in any of Caroline County's B-1 zoning districts, the County Board of Supervisors approved three amendments to the zoning ordinance at the Nov. 24 meeting. In...
In a move that would permit the operation of crematoriums in any of Caroline County's B-1 zoning districts, the County Board of Supervisors approved three amendments to the zoning ordinance at the Nov. 24 meeting. In a 4 to 1 vote, with Bowling Green District...
A boon to Caroline, this year's State Fair and Celtic Festival brought $92,000 in revenue to county coffers. The two events were held at the newly completed first stage of Meadow Event Park located on Route 30 in southern Caroline - the Fair in late September and the Celtic...
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Nov. 12 to move forward with the TEA-21 Victory Park Project and develop a plan as to where and how to spend the almost $460,000 in federal grant money allocated by the state, and the $114,506 in matching funds from...
While Bob McDonnell trounced, stomped and thundered past his Democratic rival in Tuesday's statewide election for governor, Creigh Deeds triumphed in three Caroline districts -- Reedy Church and both Mattaponi districts.
Caroline County says it must have more participation from residents for Phase of the Dawn Wasterwater Project to move forward.
County administrators estimate that they are about 220 users shy of their initial projections. With a few more than 50 users, the lack of participation...
The Caroline County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of People (NAACP) had its Freedom Fund Banquet September 26. This banquet was its centennial. It was organized 100 years ago. It is the oldest civil rights organization in the United...
According to a recently released report by the Associated Press, Caroline County ranks among the top five U.S. counties with the most improved foreclosure rates for the past month. Prince William County, Va. also made the top five improving counties.
Caroline high school’s head football coach Ben Boyd was in Caroline Circuit Court on Tuesday on charges of forgery and uttering a public document. The charges stem from the employment application that Boyd submitted to Caroline County schools in March of this year where...
Hearings in a civil suit against Caroline County officials related to the November 2008 special exemption permit for a sand and gravel pit were presented in Richmond County Circuit Court last week by a team of lawyers. Initial arguments went to plaintiffs Carl Heflin and five...
Using biosolids, or treated wastewater, to fertilize Caroline farmland was the subject of a Virginia Department of Environmental Quality information session Monday, August 24, held at the Social Services Building. Only two members of the public attended. Staffing the...
Donna L. Blanton, 45, went before the Virginia Supreme Court June 9 to appeal her conviction for the 2003 murder of her husband, 1st Sgt. Taylor V. Blanton of the Virginia State Police, shot four times in the bedroom of their Caroline home on Burruss Lane in...
A troubled May-September relationship between a Mechanicsville resident and her much younger boyfriend may have been a factor in Hanover County's first homicide in more than two years. Deputies found Helen A. Dickerson, 67, already dead when they went to her home in the...
Thundering motorcycles with flashing lights alerted motorist and pedestrians that something big and important was riding into Caroline on Tuesday. The official police escort preceded fellow officers on...
The Hanover County Sheriff's Department is seeking a suspect in the Tuesday afternoon robbery of Union First Market Bank on Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville. The suspect is described as being a white male in his mid-to-late 40s, about 5-10 to 6-1 in height and of average build....
I celebrate you and this choice you are making because the world could use more Divas, Linda Thomas told 12 Caroline Middle School girls who have just entered the Divas With Promise mentoring program which has won state honors. The meeting was held at the Visitors Center
In it's first game on Saturday, July 17th, Caroline banged out 11 hits in an impressive 11-6 victory over Fairfax. Will Shifflett smacked a pair of doubles in the contest, while Tee Beasley pitched five solid innings, striking...
Local boxer Adam Seal bested his opponent in a highly- publicized match in Norfolk on May, 28, Seal, the predictedunderdog in the fight, knocked out Daniel Judah in the fifth round to win the match. Judah was one win from qualifying for a light heavyweight tournament before his loss to Seal. Photo by...
On Friday, May 21st, the Battlefield District Track Meet was held at Culpeper High School. The boys track team placed second with 94 points, and the girls team placed third with 52 points. One key member of the girls team, Takeja Cook, did not participate due to illness. ...
Super Bowl Champion Jermon Bushrod of the New Orleans Saints and retired All-Pro Dexter Manley of the Washington Redskins will be the autographed guests at the May Sports Show May 15 and 16 at the Virginia Bazaar. Bushrod, a native of King George County, was one of the anchors...
Most residents of Caroline who love to watch, play or volunteer for Caroline High School baseball or Caroline Little League know one person who's been a well-known coach for the past 19 years. Dick Rawlings, 80, has been a "heavy hitter" in Caroline baseball first starting...
On Tuesday, April 20, the Caroline High School Track Team traveled to Woodberry Forest for competition. The girl's team placed first, and the boy's team placed second. Takeja Cook walked away with four first places: the long jump, triple...
At six-foot-four and 250 pounds, Caroline's new powerhouse of a football coach first heard good reports about the county when he was a Marine stationed at Virginia Beach.
Caroline athletes Courtney Didlake, Justine Dutton, and Christopher Kittle participated in the National Scholastic Indoor Championship held in the Armory Track and Field Center in New York City, March 12 to 14, 2010.
Caroline High School's girls indoor track team rode a string of solid performances from its athletes to finish eighth at Saturday's Group AA state indoor track...
FORT AHILL, Va. - The Fort A.P. Hill Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation is seeking anglers who are ready to cast their lines into Fish Hook Pond at the annual Adult and Youth Trout tournaments in March.
The large amount of snowfall that has pounded the mid-Atlantic region lately may have provided kids with an unscheduled break from school, but its effects are being felt by student-athletes everywhere.
Caroline High School's boys varsity basketball team began last week hoping to end the two-game losing streak it started during the first week of 2010. The Cavaliers accomplished that goal, but the remainder of the week wasn't kind. After a 73-72 road win at Battlefield...
The Caroline Track Teams competed on Wednesday, January 6 at the Bo Williams Sports Complex in Hampton. With ten teams competing in the meet, the girls team won with 111 points. The boys team placed second behind Lafayette High School, Williamsburg. Lafayette...
While Caroline High SchoolÕs boys varsity basketball team was wrapping up its winter break last week, several of its Battlefield District counterparts were in action.
Caroline High School senior Quinton Broaddus was one of eight Cavaliers named to the Battlefield Districts postseason football all-district team last week.
Earlier this year, Bobby Jenkins stepped down as the head football coach at Caroline High School. Speculation ran rampant as to why Jenkins, who led the Cavaliers to their first-ever Battlefield District title in 2007 and posted four straight seasons of .500 or above...
On Saturday, November 7th, Caroline Parks & Recreation's 15-18 year old soccer team dealt King George County 7-0 and 6-0 losses at Barnesfield Park, to close out the regular season. Caroline has made their mark on other counties in the division throughout the season, winning...
Caroline High School's varsity football team will roll into Fredericksburg tomorrow night for a 7:30 p.m. tussle with defending Battlefield District champion Chancellor.
Chancellor’s Invitational Meet last Saturday was the first contest of the season for the Cavaliers’ cross country team. With only three male runners, Caroline was unable to enter a full boys team, but all the Cavalier runners gave their best efforts against other area...
Heather Robertson’s idea of good time on a Tuesday or Thursday night is to put on gloves and throw a few punches and land a couple well-aimed kicks. The middle schooler isn’t alone in that pursuit, but is joined by fellow karate enthusiasts from ages five to 62 at the dojo...
The Caroline County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a contingency resolution opposing the proposed Explosive Ordinance Disposal School at Fort A.P. Hill at Tuesday's March 9 meeting. Proposed by Bowling Green District Supervisor Jeff Sili and seconded by Port Royal...
On Monday, Caroline High School Resource Officer Deputy R.J. Anderson arrested a convicted violent sex offender after he allegedly lured a minor female student from Caroline High School property during the school day. According to the Caroline Sheriff's Office, a CHS teacher noticed...
The Hanover County Sheriff's Department is seeking a suspect in the Tuesday afternoon robbery of Union First Market Bank on Bell Creek Road in Mechanicsville.
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Local boxer Adam Seal bested his opponent in a highly- publicized match in Norfolk on May, 28, Seal, the predictedunderdog in the fight, knocked out Daniel Judah in the fifth round to win the match. Judah was one win from qualifying for a light heavyweight tournament before his loss to Seal. Photo by...
Most residents of Caroline who love to watch, play or volunteer for Caroline High School baseball or Caroline Little League know one person who's been a well-known coach for the past 19 years. 
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Chancellor’s Invitational Meet last Saturday was the first contest of the season for the Cavaliers’ cross country team. 
Heather Robertson’s idea of good time on a Tuesday or Thursday night is to put on gloves and throw a few punches and land a couple well-aimed kicks. The middle schooler isn’t alone in that pursuit, but is joined by fellow karate enthusiasts from ages five to 62 at the dojo...
