By Lisa Gattie, CP Correspondent The Oxford Mt. Zion Baptist Church (OMZBC), along with local businesses, will host a Stop the Violence Event at their future site, 25215 Zion Road in Ruther Glen, on Saturday at noon. This free event, a first for OMZBC, promises to bring awareness of teen and gang violence in the community and information on prevention and collaboratio n techniques while fostering advocacy and unity. “We
By Greg Glassner-CP Editor Fourth graders from throughout Caroline County got to sample the great outdoors last week at the Caroline Agricultural Fairgrounds. Experts on forestry, wildlife, soil and a water conservation and animal husbandry taught segments on their specialties on a sunny but still cold morning on the first two days of April. “This is the second year we have done this, explained Anna Rij, the Extension Agent for
By Greg Glassner / CP Editor The subject of curbside trash pickups dominated last week’s (April 2) meeting of the Bowling Green Town Council. With a new contract looming, the town solicited input from the public about the twice-weekly trash pickups that are one of the services provided to town residents and a number of residents showed up in person to present those opinions. The Town currently pays contractor Waste
By Sarah Vogelsong Caroline County Public Schools’ next superintendent has a one in two chance of coming from Virginia and a one in three chance of being a woman. According to a report from the Virginia School Boards Association released by CCPS on April 1, the school system has received 33 complete applications to fill the superintendent position being vacated June 30 by Gregory Killough. Of those applications, 17 come
The Caroline High School varsity soccer team ended a four-year drought on Tuesday, winning their first game in four years as they defeated Louisa High School 2-0. Chris Inflow and Fabricio Umana had goals as the Cavaliers shut out host their host. Six saves by goalie Joe Thorne cemented the win for Caroline, who at 1-4 are scheduled to travel to King George on Thursday.
By Scott Richards / CP Correspondent The Caroline varsity baseball team broke into the win column last Tuesday with an 8-3 victory over the Spotsylvania Knights, then dropped one to King George 9-5. CHS 8, Spotsylvania 3 Spotsylvania jumped to an early lead, scoring two runs in the first inning and then one more in the third to hold Caroline at 3-2 after three. Spotsylvania was not able to score
Caroline Track Cavaliers competed with 24 area high schools at the Tiger Classic Invitational held at J. R. Tucker in Richmond, April 4. Outstanding girls performances included Alantra Mines, fourth in the high jump and Sydney Lyons, first in the pole vault. The girl’s 4X100 meter relay team ranked seventh with Alantra Mines, Jordyn Jefferson, Bria Smith, and Malia Herndon. At this invitational meet, Alantra Mines qualified for state competition
By Sarah Vogelsong, CP Reporter Poised at the base of one of the dozens of utility poles dotting the grounds of the Caroline County Agricultural Fairgrounds Saturday, Randy Chenault surveyed the field and the competition. “It looks a lot higher once you’re up there,” he said. To a visitor, the 40-foot poles look quite high enough—but to a lineman like Chenault, a first-year apprentice in the Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s Bowling
By Greg Glassner CP Editor Since it opened adjacent to the Ladysmith Post Office eight years ago, Grapes of Taste has become much more than a shop selling high quality wines and beer. With ladies’ night wine tastings or beer tastings on Friday nights and weekly wine tastings on Saturday afternoons, the small store has become a popular community gathering place in much the same way that local country stores
You could say that Caroline County Dispatcher Chris Schools was destined for a career in public service from day one. “I was basically born in Fire and Rescue,” Schools said. “My father was in Fire and Rescue and I started as a volunteer with Bowling Green in 1983 at 16 years old. I met my wife in the Rescue Squad.” “It’s basically all I have done. Before this I was
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. *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
By Greg Glassner CP Correspondent Reading a book may be the last thing you think of in the month of March, a time when spring finally gets here and we emerge from our winter cocoons. For this reason alone, it may be the perfect time to remind us that our excellent Caroline County libraries are much more than a repository for books. Caroline Reads is the Caroline Library’s month-long
By Greg Glassner-CP Editor Fourth graders from throughout Caroline County got to
By Greg Glassner / CP Editor The subject of curbside trash pickups
By Sarah Vogelsong, CP Reporter Poised at the base of one of
By Greg Glassner CP Editor Since it opened adjacent to the Ladysmith