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March 19, 2010
Orange teens suspected in thefts from Schewels store
Police say two 17-year-old boys are suspected of taking $12,000 worth of electronics from an Orange business this week.
Department approves $10.1 million in contracts
Projects to be completed throughout VDOT’s nine-county Culpeper District
McKenna court date continued to April 15
A Culpeper County High School teacher is now set to appear in court next month on charges he assaulted a 19-year-old stepdaughter at home.
Bryson has dedicated much of her life to preserving history
After living in Culpeper all of her 70 years, Patricia Bryson has witnessed a significant portion of the area’s history, and she’s dedicated much of her life to preserving it.
‘The Story of Ruth’
CCS schedules performance from scripture this weekend
March 18, 2010
Online postings warn of another Va. Tech attack
Virginia Tech is urging calm as e-mails and Internet postings originating in Italy threaten another attack on campus.
Execution set for Thursday
Virginia is set to execute a man who killed a teen girl then bragged about it to prosecutors once he thought he could not face the death penalty.
Parents: Slain Va Tech student’s bones shattered
The parents of Morgan Harrington say the slain Virginia Tech student’s bones were shattered.
Richmond police seek busy robbery suspect
Richmond Police suspect a man sought in two city bank robberies may be responsible for bank robberies in two other localities.
Va transportation dept hit hard by snow costs
The winter’s storms have blown a large hole in the Vir-ginia Department of Transportation’s maintenance budget.
Local jobless rate soars
Unemployment at its highest since 1992
Police: Sleepy drivers crash
Authorities say two people who apparently fell asleep behind the wheel escaped serious injury Wednesday morning after being involved in separate car accidents.
Mills honored for tireless community service
Howard M. Mills has enough World War II ribbons and medals to decorate his entire chest.
School Board remains hopeful on budget
Superintendent tells supervisors closing $750,000 deficit means more job cuts
Epiphany’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Epiphany Catholic School students had their annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade Wednesday morning.
Church to hold intimacy conference
City on a Hill Church is hosting a love and intimacy conference Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. at its new location, 1751 N. Main St. (the former location of Pullen’s Tractor).
March 17, 2010
Two sleepy drivers crash, escape injury
Two drivers crash, escape injury
Culpeper unemployment rate jumps to 9.2 percent
December unemployment for Culpeper County was 7.9 percent
SPECIAL REPORT: Paul Powell’s road to death
Paul Powell is set to die in Virginia’s electric chair Thursday. This interactive feature looks back on the events leading up to the execution.
Virginia’s crab season opening
Virginia’s blue crab season opened Wednesday for the first time since hundreds of watermen sold back their license to the state to ease catch pressures on the Chesapeake Bay delicacy.
8 Virginia rest areas reopen
Virginia is on its way to reopening rest areas closed during the Kaine administration.
Va police chiefs seek veto of guns-in-bars bill
Virginia’s police chiefs are asking Gov. Bob McDonnell to veto legislation that would allow people to carry concealed handguns into bars, calling it a ``recipe for disaster.‘’
Dominion to upgrade 13 power plants
Dominion Virginia Power says it is upgrading 13 power plants in order to produce electricity more efficiently.
Amherst supervisors block move to reinstate county attorney
Amherst supervisors block move to reinstate county attorney
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Culpeper
The Culpeper area goes green today in recognition of St. Patrick’s Day, a holiday celebrated worldwide in honor of the patron saint of Ireland. Here’s what’s happening:
Heart of gold: Martin always there for those in need
The Rev. Sandy Martin moves like an angel through Culpeper, bringing comfort to the sick or bereaved regardless of the hour.
Board scrambles to adopt budget
Plan calls for 56 job cuts with $750,000 shortfall remaining
Two hurt in U.S. 522 wreck Monday night
Two Culpeper residents were airlifted to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg Monday night following a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 522 at Browning Road.
One flown to hospital following Tuesday afternoon crash
One was transported to the hospital by helicopter after a crash Tuesday afternoon on U.S. 15 south of town.
FOI council helps public with open government act
It won’t get any easier this year for the public to scrutinize the voting records of General Assembly members, but that’s not because Del. Mark L. Keam, D-Fairfax, and 19 other new legislators didn’t try.

