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November 13, 2009

ABC charge dropped against Spirits owner

A General District Court judge on Thursday dismissed a misdemeanor alcohol charge against the manager of Spirits, a yet-to-open restaurant at the Lord Culpeper Hotel.

Woman accused in horse abuse case dies

An Orange County woman accused this summer of cruelty to horses has died. Nancy S. Mackall, 55, died in an Arlington hospice Nov. 3, according to an obituary Nov. 6 in the Washington Post. She was buried Saturday in McLean.

A theatrical tribute
A theatrical tribute

Actors share Leonard Cowherd’s last letters home, visit his sacred spot in Connecticut



November 12, 2009

Kaine in Arkansas on DNC business as Va floods

Aides said the governor was in constant phone contact with the Emergency Operations Center and his chief of staff in Richmond

Cantor: No retaliation against Cao

GOP leader, Culpeper’s congressman says he won’t go after sole Republican who backed Saturday’s health care bill

Christmas tree goes up in NY’s Rockefeller Center

Lighting ceremony for 76-foot Norway spruce is Dec. 2.

Cost cuts, exclusive brands drive Kohl’s 3Q profit

As the economy makes tentative steps toward a recovery, midpriced chain Kohl’s has fared better than higher-priced department stores

Developer plats large G’ville housing complex, construction distant

Construction of 290-unit active adult community has not started and will not in coming year due to economy

Toy store opens on East Street

Ribbon cutting event at Just Funnin’ Games & Toys is Friday at 4 p.m.

Flooding closes roads in Virginia

Schools are closed in Franklin County, where flooding blocked three of four lanes of U.S. 220

Comedy, tragedy, Disney play Mount Pony
Comedy, tragedy, Disney play Mount Pony

Weekend’s free movie offerings in LOC theater are diverse indeed

Manassas set to fund Civil War events

City Council poised to spend $100K to promote the First Battle of Manassas

Town working to resolve cell phone issue

Town officials say they’re working to fix a telephone problem that has left some residents unable to reach Culpeper town offices.

A local tribute to the world’s last dreadnaught
A local tribute to the world’s last dreadnaught

A lasting tribute to the only surviving Navy vessel that served in both world wars now hangs in the Museum of Culpeper History.

IT chief reopens talks, draws fire

Despite warnings from lawmakers to back off, the state’s computer chief quietly reopened negotiations with Northrop Grumman over additional services that could add millions to Virginia’s information-technology bill.

‘We can’t help but say thank you’
‘We can’t help but say thank you’

Culpeper pauses to honor veterans

Greene returns to court this month
Greene returns to court this month

Spotsylvania man faces charges in wreck that killed four in March

Obama honors veterans at Arlington

President visits graves of those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan



November 11, 2009

Bluegrass and barbeque benefit for State Theatre
Bluegrass and barbeque benefit for State Theatre

Hillbilly goddess Alecia Nugent plays Inn at Kelly’s Ford Saturday night

Va regulators OK Allegheny rate agreement

Allegheny Energy Inc. says Virginia regulators have approved an agreement that reduces the utility’s proposed rate increase by $3.2 million.

Ex-Va guard pleads guilty to drug, bribery charges

A former Augusta County corrections officer awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to drug and bribery charges.

Fingerpicking philosopher plays Raven’s Nest Friday
Fingerpicking philosopher plays Raven’s Nest Friday

Sam Pacetti of Fredericksburg performs his Americana music at a free show in downtown Culpeper

Roanoke board fires principal over test scandal

The principal of a Roanoke school is out of a job follow-ing a state investigation that found testing irregularities.

Kaine, Md. and Del. governors back wind-power partnership

The governors of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a formal tri-state partnership for the deployment of offshore wind energy in the Middle Atlantic region.

Richmond vet transports World Trade Center steel to NYC

A veteran answers the call to transport WTC steel back to New York

UA pilot charged with being over alcohol limit

British police have charged a United Airlines pilot with being over the alcohol limit while on the job at London’s Heathrow Airport.

Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed

Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 people that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002.

Decorated, but humble
Decorated, but humble

Culpeper native and veteran of three wars won’t accept ‘hero’ label

Walmart opens at Zion Crossroads

A Walmart at Zion Crossroads in Louisa County opens to customers today at 8 a.m.

Several Veterans Day events planned in area
Several Veterans Day events planned in area

Several events in Culpeper are scheduled for today to mark Veterans Day.

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