Sheriff Tony Lippa has announced a new one-time program designed to deter crime against seniors by providing free security lighting products to nearly 100 of Caroline County’s low-income seniors. The program is a direct result of an Office of Attorney General grant that was awarded to the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office and local TRIAD chapter. TRIAD is comprised of the three sectors of a community that partner to keep older
By Daniel Sherrier Editor After hearing “good things” about Lewis and Clark Elementary School’s pre-kindergarten classrooms, Senator Tim Kaine stopped by for a visit on his way to work Monday morning. Kaine introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate last week designed to expand access to educational programs for children from birth to age 5. Titled the Providing Resources Early for Kids (PRE-K) Act, its goal would be to ensure
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter The School Board seems to be holding firm on its request for an additional $1.7 million for next year, despite reservations from the Board of Supervisors. At a joint meeting of the two bodies Jan. 27, the Board of Supervisors made it clear that despite the School Board’s slashing of its request by almost half, from an initial estimate of $3 million, further cuts
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter The Board of Supervisors put another nail in the coffin on the proposal from Caroline Recycling to open a landfill on Route 301 at their Jan. 27 meeting, but the company hasn’t given up yet. The supervisors devoted no discussion to a motion that eliminated further consideration of text amendments to the county zoning ordinance that would have permitted private operation of construction, demolition,
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter Abundant Life Academy got a two-week reprieve from the Board of Supervisors at their Jan. 27 meeting because of legal concerns, although the supervisors made it clear that the boarding school’s time is running out. At a public hearing on the potential revocation of Abundant Life Academy’s special exception permit, Director of Planning Michael Finchum advised the Board that an “inadvertent” mistake had been
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter Port Royal is in need of some legal advice. For the past few months, the town has been in search of an attorney who can provide guidance on questions outside the expertise of elected officials. But although a few names have been thrown in the hat, none have worked out. One potential candidate would have had to reopen his practice in order to assume
Motorists are encouraged to consider an early start to their evening commute Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews in the 14-county Fredericksburg District are preparing today to respond at the onset of wintry weather, forecast to begin around 5 p.m. in the Fredericksburg area. VDOT has 40 trucks loaded and ready to begin applying salt and abrasives on Interstate 95 in Stafford, Spotsylvania, and Caroline counties in the Fredericksburg area.
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter The School Board slashed the request it will take to the Board of Supervisors for additional funds for fiscal year 2015–2016 by almost half at a budget workshop held Jan. 20. An earlier version of the budget projected that an additional $3 million would be necessary in order to hire extra staff, implement a new salary scale, and provide raises to employees, among other
A shooting incident in Dawn last Sunday resulted in non-life-threatening injuries and an arrest. Caroline County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested 23-year-old Terry Smithers, of Hanover, on charges of attempted malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and possessing a firearm as a felon in relation to the shooting incident that occurred during a large birthday party on Jan. 18 at the Dawn Progressive Center. Investigators
Sheriff Tony Lippa has announced a new one-time program designed to deter
By Daniel Sherrier Editor After hearing “good things” about Lewis and
Sheriff Tony Lippa has announced a new one-time program designed to deter
By Daniel Sherrier Editor After hearing “good things” about Lewis and
By Daniel Sherrier Editor King George didn’t make it easy, but
By Scott Richards CP Correspondent The Cardiac Cavaliers, aka the Caroline
By Daniel Sherrier Editor A switch to law enforcement brought W.D. Lipscomb
By Greg Glassner CP Correspondent Caroline County’s only Hispanic church celebrated