By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter Problems linger behind the scenes at the Caroline Family YMCA, with several subcontractors for the project who filed mechanic’s liens against the project’s general contractor this past spring reporting that they still have not been paid for their work. Between April and June, three subcontractors for the project—Madison & Morgan Masonry, Barranger & Company, Inc., and Godsey & Son, Inc.—filed liens in Caroline County
By Daniel Sherrier Editor A tri-national millionaire is spending a 48-hour sentence in Pamunkey Regional Jail following a conviction in Caroline Circuit Court Aug. 20 of reckless driving by speeding. Charles Burnett III, a citizen of the United States, Canada and England who in 2009 broke a 103-year-old world record by driving a steam-powered vehicle at 140 miles per hour, was pulled over on Interstate 95 in Caroline County
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter The School Board took steps at a special called meeting Monday night to scale the Caroline High School renovations back to the original scope outlined to the public for the November 2013 bond referendum that allotted approximately $26 million for renovations and upgrades to both the high school and Madison Elementary School. “I think we need to bid this project as close as we
By Daniel Sherrier Editor If a stranger knocks on your door, look before answering. The residents of a Bowling Green house learned that lesson on a recent Friday night, when an intoxicated man tried to force his way across their threshold. Philip Delroy Johnson, 28, of Ruther Glen, was charged with assault and battery, being intoxicated, unlawful entry, and intentionally trying to prevent arrest by law enforcement following an
A multi-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Caroline man yesterday. The Hanover County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 11400 block of Washington Highway (Route 1) at approximately 2:15 p.m. Upon arrival, deputies learned that the driver of a 2004 Honda Civic and two children (ages 6 and 11) were ejected from their vehicle. Hanover Fire-EMS transported all three to VCU Medical Center with serious injuries. The driver, Floyd F.
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter After a summer spent getting the county’s five school buildings back into grade-A shape, the schools are finally starting to fill up again with people—and the first wave to come in are the county’s new teachers, who began their orientation Monday and were formally welcomed to their new home at a luncheon at Caroline High School. Caroline County Public Schools has hired about 75
By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter Chaney Enterprises, the Maryland-based company applying for a special exception permit to operate a sand and gravel mine on a parcel of land owned by developer Larry Silver along Route 17, presented to the Planning Commission at their Aug. 6 work session a new plan for improving traffic flow and safety at the proposed mine entrance. Adverse traffic impacts resulting from an increased number
By Daniel Sherrier Editor Caroline County would get space for its new radio communications equipment, and the Town of Bowling Green would get new portable radios. The Bowling Green Town Council is fine with that. Town Manager Stephen Manster and Deputy Fire-EMS Chief Mark Garnett presented the proposed agreement at council’s Aug. 7 meeting. The county is seeking to install two microwave dishes on the town’s water tower at
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By Sarah Vogelsong CP Reporter The recent uptick in fitness among