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November 17, 2009

Navy awards $635M contract to Northop Grumman

The Northrop Grumman shipyard in Newport News is working to modernize the Navy’s submarine fleet.

Staunton woman charged with animal abuse

Staunton authorities find child and woman living in squalor

Second plea expected in BW3 shooting

Jackson faces four charges related to March incident

Virginia Dems, GOP elect 2010 assembly leadership

Virginia House of Delegates members have chosen leaders for the 2010 General Assembly session.

‘A good cause’
‘A good cause’

Benefit concert for State Theatre attracts hundreds

LOC celebrates Fairbanks’ 100th birthday in December
LOC celebrates Fairbanks’ 100th birthday in December

December’s featured cinema in the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater will begin with a quirky comedy set in the Big Apple about a sticky love affair, a la Woody Allen — 30 years ago.
“Manhattan,” showing Dec. 3, is rated R.



November 16, 2009

SEC staff targets Beazer Homes CEO over bonus pay

Beazer did not admit or deny wrongdoing in September 2008 when it settled with the SEC after an investigation into the company’s business practices in handling financial statements

Cantor’s Culpeper job fair grows

Culpeper’s congressman to host job fair Nov. 23 at Daniel Technology Center

Obama to China: Uncensored society is healthy

The first-term U.S. president and his delegation later arrived at the Forbidden City for Obama’s third meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, where trade and economic issues were expected to dominate

Humane Society of Culpeper holds meeting tonight

Volunteer social, business meeting will be held at Culpeper Library in the Southgate Shopping Center

Lowe’s 3Q profit falls but co. sees signs for hope

No. 2 home-improvement retailer said some of the hardest-hit home markets are stabilizing and said it expects this year’s fourth quarter to be stronger than last year’s

Schools face cuts as Va. recalculates index

Localities will have to rely more heavily on their equally cash-strapped local governments for money for the next two school years

Choice of state budget boss a top concern

Of all members of a governor’s Cabinet, first among equals is the secretary of finance, a slot usually filled by an often-apolitical career state employee

The Week in Pictures, Nov. 9-16

The Week in Pictures, Nov. 9-16

Getting vaccinated
Getting vaccinated

Portion of Culpeper schools receive H1N1 vaccines

Official: Tactical regrouping will save battlefield
Official: Tactical regrouping will save battlefield

FoWB hear updates on Walmart issue during annual meeting

State board approves tuition hikes for community colleges

Obtaining a higher education these days is going to cost Germanna Community College students more money when they return to class next spring.

Local farm, EVHS teacher honored
Local farm, EVHS teacher honored

The Culpeper Soil and Water Conservation District this month recognized a local farmer and Eastern View High School teacher.

Police Reports for Nov. 4-10

Recent arrests made by the Culpeper Town Police Department and the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office

No injuries reported in Saturday’s house fire

It took firefighters about six hours to extinguish a single-story house fire on Settle Brook Lane Saturday evening, according to Salem Volunteer Fire Department.



November 15, 2009

Social media drive interest in missing-person cases

The disappearance of Mechanicsville teenager Theresa Marie Meadows languished in relative obscurity from the time she vanished in September 2004—until she was located alive last week in South Carolina.

Govt: Medicare paid $47 billion in suspect claims

The government paid more than $47 billion in questionable Medicare claims including medical treatment showing little relation to a patient’s condition, wasting taxpayer dollars at a rate nearly three times the previous year.

Road work ahead
Road work ahead

The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled the following highway work, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

State health care association honors Kincheloe

Culpeper’s Connie R. Kincheloe is one of five people recently recognized for her contributions to health care in the commonwealth.

Students meet business leaders at expo

Juniors and seniors at Culpeper County and Eastern View high schools met with local business leaders Thursday during a career expo at Germanna Community College’s Daniel Technology Center.

Town awaits Supreme Court decision

Council to leave noise ordinance as it stands for now

‘Lest we forget’
‘Lest we forget’

Culpeper Veterans Recognition Committee hosts benefit for WWII, Korean War sculpture



November 14, 2009

Eastern View set to kick off
Eastern View set to kick off

Eastern View set to kick off



November 13, 2009

Community college board raises tuition for spring semester

The state’s community colleges will increase tuition for next semester, and Virginia Commonwealth University plans to eliminate 91 jobs as the schools attempt to absorb multiple cuts in their budgets.

Culpeper woman accused of shoplifting

A Culpeper woman was arrested Thursday in Fredericksburg on a felony shoplifting charge.

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