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 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 Daniel Sherrier Editor King George didn’t make it easy, but the Lady Cavaliers bested the visiting Foxes in basketball action Friday night with a final score of 51-42. Coming off a 10-day break due to inclement weather postponing last Tuesday’s game against Spotsylvania, the Cavs got off to a lukewarm start in the low-scoring first quarter. King George got on the board first within the initial 30 seconds
By Scott Richards CP Correspondent The Cardiac Cavaliers, aka the Caroline High School boys varsity basketball team, were at it again last Friday night suffering what has become an habitual dry second quarter on their way to defeating the King George Foxes 70-60. Finishing out the first quarter with a 17-13 advantage—and looking strong with their signature press and Vondell Green laying up two three-pointers—Caroline stayed on the bench
By Scott Richards CP Correspondent The Caroline Cavaliers boys varsity basketball team lost a game Tuesday of last week against the Dinwiddie Generals 75-70, extending their losing streak to three. It was not as close as the score indicated. It should have gone the other way with the Cavaliers notching up another mark in the win column, but it just did not happen. As opposed to the previous two
By Greg Glassner CP Correspondent Caroline County’s only Hispanic church celebrated its 10th anniversary Sunday. Are there enough Spanish-speaking residents in the county to support a church? The short answer: Yes, although Pastor Eduardo Negron and his wife Idalia asked themselves the same question when they moved here in 2003. “We knew that God had brought us to work with the Hispanic community. The problem was that we did
By Daniel Sherrier Editor Rachael Matern remembers several great teachers from her school days, particularly a few middle school teachers who would go out of their way to push her toward the next level, help her out in any problem areas, and generally make the classes fun and engaging. Those educators inspired Matern to become a teacher herself—a decision she made while taking eighth grade history with a Miss
By Lisa Gattie CP Correspondent The sun broke through the clouds just in time Sunday for a birthday celebration in memory of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., at the Second Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Dawn. The NAACP Caroline Chapter sponsored this event. Chapter President Reuben Rock opened the lively one-hour service with a warm welcome to the dozens of guests in attendance. The animated Mt.
Ongoing *The food pantry at Bowling Green United Methodist Church is open on the third Thursday of every month. Doors open at 5 p.m. for registration. Food will be distributed from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. *All-You-Can-Eat Salt Herring Breakfast, sponsored by the Madison Ruritan Club, 18206 Timothy Lane, Ladysmith. Salt herring, scrambled eggs, sausage, hash browns, fried apples, biscuits, juice, and coffee will be available. $8 from 6 – 8:30
Ongoing *The food pantry at Bowling Green United Methodist Church is open on the third Thursday of every month. Doors open at 5 p.m. for registration. Food will be distributed from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. *The Sidney E. King Art Center, located next to the Courthouse on Main St., Bowling Green, is open Wednesday – Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., featuring 15 of King’s famous Civil War paintings
Ongoing *The food pantry at Bowling Green United Methodist Church is open on the third Thursday of every month. Doors open at 5 p.m. for registration. Food will be distributed from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. *The Sidney E. King Art Center, located next to the Courthouse on Main St., Bowling Green, is open Wednesday – Saturday from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., featuring 15 of King’s famous Civil War paintings
By Daniel Sherrier Editor King George didn’t make it easy, but
By Scott Richards CP Correspondent The Cardiac Cavaliers, aka the Caroline
By Greg Glassner CP Correspondent Caroline County’s only Hispanic church celebrated
By Daniel Sherrier Editor Rachael Matern remembers several great teachers from