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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
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
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’
‘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
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
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’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
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
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 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 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.

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