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Local writer producing anti-bullying play in Caroline

Posted on August 26, 2014 at 3:13 pm

By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter   To local writer Ayana Baugh, the old adage that the pen is mightier than the sword has lost none of its truth over the years. This Sept. 19 and 20, with the performance of her original play “I Am Not Afraid” at the Caroline County Community Center, she’ll pit that pen against the scourge of bullying that afflicts so many students and schools around

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  • Community Calendar, week of August 28

    Posted on August 26, 2014 at 3:02 pm

    Ongoing *Caroline High School class of 1984 is hosting its 30th class reunion Nov. 28 and 29. The event will be held at the Virginia Center Commons Wyndham Hotel in Glen Allen. Graduates of classes 1980 – 89 are invited to attend as special guests. For more information, call LaVonda Wingfield at (540) 205-7495. *The Port Royal Museum of American History is open to the public each Saturday from 10

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  • Miss Virginia-affiliated pageant returning to 2014 State Fair of Virginia

    Posted on August 19, 2014 at 4:39 pm

    Applications for the Miss State Fair of Virginia Pageant are being accepted through Aug. 30. The pageant will be held Sept. 28 at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County. The pageant, which is affiliated with the Miss Virginia program, was brought back to the fair in 2013 after several years’ absence. In June the reigning Miss State Fair, Courtney Garrett of Prince Edward County, was crowned Miss Virginia 2014.

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  • Community Calendar, week of August 21

    Posted on August 19, 2014 at 4:36 pm

    Ongoing *Caroline High School class of 1984 is hosting its 30th class reunion Nov. 28 and 29. The event will be held at the Virginia Center Commons Wyndham Hotel in Glen Allen. Graduates of classes 1980 – 89 are invited to attend as special guests. For more information, call LaVonda Wingfield at (540) 205-7495. *The Port Royal Museum of American History is open to the public each Saturday from 10

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  • CHS teacher, Caroline natives write play

    Posted on August 13, 2014 at 9:42 am

    Caroline native Lisa Carter rehearses with fellow cast members Will Atkinson and John Bagley.

    By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter   In search of a report about Central Virginia, the region all historians remember (and the decades still cannot improve), where all of the women can shoot, all of the men are real sweet, and all of the children follow in the footsteps of Mr. Jefferson? Two Caroline natives and a local teacher are on the job in “A Rivah Home Companion,” an original play

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  • Community Calendar, week of August 14

    Posted on August 13, 2014 at 9:04 am

    Ongoing *Caroline High School class of 1984 is hosting its 30th class reunion Nov. 28 and 29. The event will be held at the Virginia Center Commons Wyndham Hotel in Glen Allen. Graduates of classes 1980 – 89 are invited to attend as special guests. For more information, call LaVonda Wingfield at (540) 205-7495. *The Port Royal Museum of American History is open to the public each Saturday from 10

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  • State Fair of Virginia is booking performers for local music stage

    Posted on August 8, 2014 at 12:07 pm

    Offering will be one of the many Virginia bands taking the local stage.

    The 2014 State Fair of Virginia, dedicated to showcasing the best of Virginia, is once again seeking the state’s best performers—musicians, dancers, and others—to share their talents during this year’s event, which will run from Sept. 26 through Oct. 5. Fair organizers are accepting applications from Virginia-based performers for the event’s local music venue, the Triple Crown Amphitheater. One-hour slots are available on each day of the fair’s 10-day run.

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