Fredericksburg

LOCAL VIDEO A HIT ON WEB
A video that Central Rappahannock Regional Library employees did to boost morale in wake of budget cuts has gone viral on YouTube. Library employees from all eight branches serving Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland counties and the city of Frederi... - Posted on September 27, 2010
Engineer carves out his niche
Fortune Magazine once called Russ Leno one of the world's richest pumpkin carvers. While working on a nearly 200-pound pumpkin at the Virginia State Fair yesterday, Leno chuckled at the title. "How many pumpkin carvers do you know?" asked Leno, casua... - Posted on September 27, 2010
SLAVES' TRAIL TO FREEDOM RUNS THROUGH FREDERICKSBURG REGION
--Yesterday's conversation at Norfolk State University was all about momentous national issues of slavery and freedom, about what gets remembered from the Civil War and what doesn't. But time and again, events and people linked to the Fredericksburg ... - Posted on September 27, 2010
Pretty Cow contest is a real cattle call
It's not every beauty contest that can be won by a girl named Basil wearing a flowered straw hat. But the Virginia State Fair's "Pretty Cow" contest was, at least the senior division. Basil is a Jersey, owned by Suzanne Leonard of Carroll County. Le... - Posted on September 27, 2010
Young journalists get scoop on heroes
Horses are Veronica Talbert's great passion. For Erik Martinsen, it's books. The two area youngsters parlayed those interests into winning entries in a national contest sponsored by Kid Scoop, the syndicated page that can be found Mondays on the back... - Posted on March 10, 2010
Zach's new $1 coins 'cool'
The sky was gray, the weather was cold and the students were getting antsy. An hour of listening to speakers was starting to take its toll on their patience. If they could just stand still a little longer, they could get their coins and hear the ban... - Posted on November 25, 2009
Teammates treat her 'like an equal'
No. 17 stands on the sideline of the football game. The player yells encouraging words to teammates, cheers the good plays, watches and listens intently to the coach of the Drew Middle School Rams. Pads disguise a thin frame. There's such a discrepan... - Posted on October 19, 2009
Kaine: Energy grants available
Gov. Tim Kaine used a stop at Battlefield Middle School to announce new stimulus grants for schools to improve energy efficiency. Kaine said the state will have $119 million in bonds to finance energy-efficiency improvements and renovations in school... - Posted on October 16, 2009
Smith receptive to redemption
When Torrey Smith attended Colonial Beach Elementary School, he and physical education teacher Steve Swope shared a tight bond. Swope said he recognized early on that the kid known as "Mouse" had special athletic talent. So whenever Smith's mother co... - Posted on October 16, 2009
Sheep bust kids' chops
Noah Whitehead, 3, was ready to ride. Noah's mom, Rachel Whitehead, drove him two hours to the State Fair of Virginia from Farmville yesterday for his rodeo debut. Noah looked the part, wearing a miniature silver belt buckle and cowboy boots. "They... - Posted on September 28, 2009