Category Archives: Local News

Barnes & Noble today named Tara Hefner from Riverbend High School as the 2014-2015 national winner and “Teacher of the Year” in the Barnes & Noble My Favorite Teacher Contest. Mrs. ...Read more

A look back in time. Paving on William Street in Fredericksburg this week has uncovered cobblestone that dates back to the early 1900’s. New pavement will again cover over this link to the ...Read more

You get a chance to hear details and comment on transportation funding at a public hearing tonight at 6 at the Germanna Community College Spotsylvania campus. The hearing will cover the ...Read more

Baseball in Spotsylvania. Supervisors will hold a special meeting next week to talk about a proposal to borrow 43 million dollars to build a minor league stadium next to CarMax in the Southpoint II ...Read more

Evening paving work is scheduled to begin tonight to smooth a section of Interstate 95 northbound in the Fredericksburg area. Workers will be milling and paving I-95 northbound between Exit 126 at ...Read more

From Virginia State Police: Three Colonial Beach men have been arrested on charges related to the 2014 arson of a Town of Colonial Beach landmark. Thomas G. Perry, 24, and Parrish Muse, 21, are ...Read more

The Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office says a woman’s boyfriend has been arrested and charged with scalding her 9 month old infant. The incident took place at a Spotsylvania motel last ...Read more

From the Stafford Sheriff’s Office: The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that Antoine Gray Johnson, age 26, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland has been charged with 1 Count of 1st ...Read more

A new state historic marker was dedicated Sunday afternoon in the Caroline County town of Port Royal on the capture and death of John Wilkes Booth. The marker on top, disappeared from its location ...Read more