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
The Caroline County community is getting its own CVS, with an opening anticipated for late summer 2015. Rebkee Developers in Richmond confirmed today CVS/pharmacy will build a 5,000 square-foot store on the corner of Route 1 and Route 639 in Ladysmith. The CVS/pharmacy store will replace the former Union Bank building that currently stands on the site. Caroline County Board of Supervisors Chairman Floyd Thomas said in response to the
Advance Auto Parts, Inc., the largest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets, announced Monday it will open its first store in Ruther Glen at 17461 Jefferson Davis Highway near Subway on Dec. 19. Company officials said they chose this location for the store because it’s convenient to where their customers live and shop as well as the garages where they take
By Daniel Sherrier Editor Columbia Gas of Virginia is building a six-mile natural gas pipeline in Caroline County. The new infrastructure is expected to be in service in November. Officials from the state and local governments, utilities companies, and Columbia’s first Caroline customer, Hoover Treated Wood Products, gathered in the Caroline Visitors Center Sept. 16 for a reception highlighting the project. The natural gas pipeline connection will begin at
To the Editor, As the new year begins, I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation to the group of ladies who donated so many volunteer hours to the Caroline Christmas Partners. The “Partners” is a new initiative started in 2014 to provide gifts for children who otherwise might not have anything to open on Christmas morning. The program was started as a support network to our
By Floyd Thomas Caroline Board of Supervisors Editor’s note: Floyd Thomas delivered the following State of the County address to the Caroline Rotary Club on Jan. 8. It has been edited for length. When we talk about the State of the County, we need to look at not only where we are but how we got here and most importantly, where we are going. We’ve been in slow recovery
To the Editor: I would like to thank the community for their generosity to the Thanksgiving program. This was a joint effort with the Food Resource Committee and the Caroline Department of Social Services. We had 17 sponsors that gave food, cash, and baskets for 57 families requesting holiday assistance. Some of the sponsors also delivered the baskets as well as the committee team. A special thank you to the
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